# The Human Species Is Animal Not Angel by Desmond Morris > “The human species, we are animals, we’re not angels, and our behaviour has about it a number of qualities which are inborn.” > **— Desmond Morris**, *Open University Earth in Vision interview* ## Sources and Context - **Full interview transcript:** [“Desmond Morris — Earth in Vision,” Open University](https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/creative-climate/earth-vision/desmond-morris-earth-vision) — Morris describes his effort to show human behavior as animal behavior. He then calls inherited tendencies “genetic suggestions,” stresses human flexibility, and discusses both cooperation and competition; the quoted line is his ethological interpretation, not genetic determinism. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Walking the Beautiful Path Through the Greatest Transformation in Human History|Walking the Beautiful Path Through the Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The human species, we are animals, we’re not angels, and our behaviour has about it a number of qualities which are inborn.” — Desmond Morris, Open University Earth in Vision interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-morris-human-animal-not-angel ```