Article: Here's looking at you, humans

The prolific author of the controversial "The Naked Ape" is at it again, treating us just like the animals he says we are. Now, however, British zoologist Desmond Morris is doing it for television, submitting humans to the kind of field studies traditionally used for observing furry, finned or flying creatures.

With a third of the new six-part series, "The Human Animal: A Personal View of the Human Species," under my belt, let me say this: Morris' curiosity and relish are contagious. Take tomorrow night's Part One on "The Language of the Body" (The Learning Channel, 10 p.m.), for example. It is filled with engaging images of people the world over using dancing hands, wagging heads and ...

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