Horsewatching - Hardcover

Morris, Desmond

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ISBN 10: 0224025953 ISBN 13: 9780224025959

Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1988

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How intelligent are horses? Why do they toss their heads and what makes them paw the ground? After spending more than twenty years studying the body language of the human species, Desmond Morris has turned his attention to the behavior of some of our closest animal companions. First he looked at dogs, then cats, and now horses. As Curator of Mammals at the London Zoo he was able to study closely the zebras and wild horse in his charge. More recently, as a racehorse owner, he has scrutinized the glamorous world of thoroughbred racing. Throughout his long involvement with horses, Desmond Morris has never stopped asking questions. In Horsewatching he sets out to answer them. As a zoologist and a lifelong student of animal behavior, he approaches the horse world in an unusual way, dealing with topics often ignored in equine literature. In addition to examining details of behavior, Dr Morris considers such questions as why horseshoes bring good luck, why we don't eat horses, why jockeys are allowed to whip their mounts and why we call a bad dream a nightmare. And for punters everywhere, he applies his zoological mind to the all-important question of why some horses run faster than others...

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Desmond Morris's international bestseller, published for the first time in paperback

About the Author:

Desmond Morris studied animal behavior under the famous Dutch ethologist Niko Tinbergen at Oxford University. He then became Curator of Mammals at London Zoo, where he established his own behavior research group. For thirty years he has presented animal and human behavior in many popular television series, including The Animals Roadshow, which he has made the subject of a recent book. His book The Naked Ape added a new term to the English language and was a worldwide success. Other bestsellers include Catwatching, Dogwatching and Catlore.

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