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The Human Animal: Season 1

1x06 Beyond Survival

  • 1994-07-26T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 50m
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Humans are animals with similar biological needs to other species. So why have we got art, cinema, sport, literature and philosophy? In the last programme in the series, Desmond Morris examines what the human animal does when it has sorted out its basic needs - food, warmth and shelter - and has gone beyond mere survival. Morris explores the inventiveness of human behaviour, and comes to some fascinating conclusions.
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