There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair. The exception is a naked ape self-named Homo sapiens. This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time studiously ignoring his fundamental ones.

Introduction; Republished in: "The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris," LIFE, Vol. 63, Nr. 25 (22 Dec. 1967), p. 95 - The Naked Ape, 1967