# Risen Apes Risk Destroying Their Planet by Desmond Morris > “I once said that I don’t see human beings as fallen angels but as risen apes, and I believe that unless we can look at human behaviour as part of natural behaviour, that we are a serious risk. If we don’t control our population growth, if we don’t accept that there are limited resources on this planet, then we’re likely to destroy it.” > **— Desmond Morris**, *Open University Earth in Vision interview* ## Sources and Context - **Full interview transcript and contiguous two-sentence passage:** [“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 answers a question about separating humans from the natural world. His forecast is explicitly conditional on population growth and failure to accept resource limits; it is his assessment, not an established prediction of planetary destruction. ## 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/Climate Systems as Human Resilience Platforms|Climate Systems as Human Resilience Platforms]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Human Ecology|Human Ecology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Human Ecology|Human Ecology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I once said that I don’t see human beings as fallen angels but as risen apes, and I believe that unless we can look at human behaviour as part of natural behaviour, that we are a serious risk. If we don’t control our population growth, if we don’t accept that there are limited resources on this planet, then we’re likely to destroy it.” — Desmond Morris, Open University Earth in Vision interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-morris-risen-apes-planetary-risk ```