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	The apparent intent of the anonymous creator of the website is to provide a forum where [[circumcised]] men may discuss every aspect of male [[circumcision]].		The apparent intent of the anonymous creator of the website is to provide a forum where [[circumcised]] men may discuss every aspect of male [[circumcision]].
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			* [[Foreskin]]
	* [[Foreskin comment]]		* [[Foreskin comment]]
	* [[NORM]]		* [[NORM]]

Desmond Morris

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Commentary on male and female genital cutting and genital mutilation

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	—Desmond Morris (Circa 1985)		—Desmond Morris (Circa 1985)
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	==Videos==		==Videos==

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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 Some of the states have elected to provide a benefit for circumcision. CMS reimburses those states for a portion of the cost.
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-* <b>Abuse:</b> Payment for unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedures is a violation of federal law and is abusive.<ref name="adler2011" />
+* <b>Abuse:</b> Payment for unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedures is a violation of federal law and is legally and ethically abusive,<ref name="adler2011" /> as well as abusive to the child patient in many ways.
 [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] published a review of the issues concerning payment for non-therapeutic circumcision for CMS in 2019,<ref name="doc2019" /> but it has been ignored.

Trauma

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 There are no medical indications for infant [[circumcision]],<ref>{{REFbook
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-  }}</ref> which is a [[Pain| painful]], traumatic, non-therapeutic, medically-unnecessary invasive amputative surgery.<ref name="garrett2023-12-17">{{REFweb
+  }}</ref> which is a [[Pain| painful]], traumatic, non-therapeutic, medically-unnecessary invasive [[amputation]] of functional tissue.<ref name="garrett2023-12-17">{{REFweb
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-}}</ref> Infant circumcision still occurs more than 2,000 times a day in the [[United States]]. Circumcision trauma includes physical trauma,<ref name="boyle2002">{{BoyleGJ GoldmanR SvobodaJS FernandezE 2002}}</ref> sexual trauma,<ref name="remennick2022">{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> [[Circumcision of the newborn]] still occurs more than 901,000 times a year in the [[United States]] or about 2,400 times per day.<ref>[Births in the United States, 2024 Births in the United States]</ref>
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-}}</ref> Batteley, Metters & Smith (2023) state, in addition to the physical risks, the psychological risks should receive attention.<ref name="batterley2023">{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> Batteley, Metters & Smith (2023) state, in addition to the physical risks, the psychological risks should receive attention.<ref name="batterly2023" />
 [[Dan Bollinger| Bollinger]] (2023) reported a preliminary survey comparing [[intact]] and [[circumcised]] men using the ACE test. The [[circumcised]] men had higher ACE scores than the [[intact]] men. Bollinger has called for additional study to determine if male genital cutting (circumcision) should be classified as an [[Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)| Adverse Childhood Experience]].<ref name="bollinger2023">{{REFjournal
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-Although the [[medical trade association| medical trade associations]], which promote harmful child circumcision for their profit, minimize its effects, the trauma from [[circumcision]] is an extremely serious matter. Professor [[Jonathan A. Allan]] (2024) has devoted an entire chapter in his book to the issue of circumcision trauma.<ref name="allan2024">{{REFbook
+Although the [[medical trade association| medical trade associations]], which promote harmful child circumcision for their [[Financial incentive| profit]], minimize its effects, the trauma from [[circumcision]] is an extremely serious matter. Professor [[Jonathan A. Allan]] (2024) has devoted an entire chapter in his book to the issue of circumcision trauma.<ref name="allan2024">{{REFbook
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 === Psychic circumcision trauma ===
-According to [[Marilyn Milos]], "every man who has a scar on his [[penis]] also has a scar on his psyche." The medical community, however, has been slow to recognize the trauma of [[circumcision]].<ref name="batterley2023" /> <ref name="goldman1999">{{REFjournal
+According to [[Marilyn Milos]], "every man who has a scar on his [[penis]] also has a scar on his psyche." The medical community, however, has been slow to recognize the trauma of [[circumcision]].<ref name="batterly2023" /> <ref name="goldman1999">{{REFjournal
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Intact Global

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	[https://www.reddit.com/r/IntactGlobal/comments/1ttk657/colorado_were_coming/#lightbox Colorado Launch Dinner]		Intact Global has selected Colorado as the next state to be sued regarding equal protection. There will be an [https://www.reddit.com/r/IntactGlobal/comments/1ttk657/colorado_were_coming/#lightbox Colorado Launch Dinner announcement] on Monday, 14 December 2026.

			The Bill of Rights of Colorado is found in Article II of the Constitution of 1876.<ref>{{REFdocument
			\|title=Constitution of the State of Colorado
			\|url=https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-00.pdf
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	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}

Desmond Morris

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	===Commentary on male and female genital cutting and genital mutilation===		===Commentary on male and female genital cutting and genital mutilation===
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	IntactiWiki is pleased to present this monograph by Desmond Morris regarding [[genital cutting]] and [[mutilation]].		IntactiWiki is pleased to present this monograph by Desmond Morris regarding genital cutting and mutilation.
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Mutilation

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	# The term ''circumcision'' is a [[euphemism]] of what is actually done to the child. Avoiding correct terms like "[[foreskin]] [[amputation]]" or "mutilation" obscures the view on the facts.		# The term ''circumcision'' is a [[euphemism]] of what is actually done to the child. Avoiding correct terms like "[[foreskin]] [[amputation]]" or "mutilation" obscures the view on the facts.
	# Many adults who want to ensure that children's genitals can still be mutilated are themselves victims of genital mutilation. Therefore, the behavior can be explained by avoiding terms that could trigger them to relive the suffering they experienced yourself. See [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]] for more psychological details.		# Many adults who want to ensure that children's genitals can still be mutilated are themselves victims of genital mutilation. Therefore, the behavior can be explained by avoiding terms that could trigger them to relive the suffering they experienced yourself. See [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]] for more psychological details.
	# Publications such as "Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie have brought female genital mutilation, which in the past was also belittled as "circumcision", into the public eye. The same weighting of male genital mutilation is still missing in public. Therefore, it is easier for circumcision advocates to continue to use the trivializing term "circumcision" to protect themselves and their interests behind it.		# Publications such as "Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie have brought [[female genital mutilation]], which in the past was also belittled as "circumcision", into the public eye. The same weighting of male genital mutilation is still missing in public. Therefore, it is easier for [[circumcision]] advocates to continue to use the trivializing term "circumcision" to protect themselves and their interests behind it.

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Desmond Morris

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	IntactiWiki is pleased to present this monograph by Desmond Morris regarding genital cutting and mutilation.		IntactiWiki is pleased to present this monograph by Desmond Morris regarding [[genital cutting]] and [[mutilation]].
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United Kingdom

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	* [[15 Square]]		* [[15 Square]]
			* [[Desmond Morris]]
	* [[Genital Autonomy]]		* [[Genital Autonomy]]
	* [[Initiation Society]]		* [[Initiation Society]]

Intact Global

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Intact Global conference in Los Angeles in April 2026

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	Tickets are required.		Tickets are required.

			==Intact Global names Colorado as a target==

			[https://www.reddit.com/r/IntactGlobal/comments/1ttk657/colorado_were_coming/#lightbox Colorado Launch Dinner]

	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}

Desmond Morris

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Pheromone

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New Zealand

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Adolescent and adult circumcision

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Alice Miller

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	* [[Child circumcision]]		* [[Child circumcision]]
	* [[Circumcision and violence]]		* [[Circumcision and violence]]
			* [[Desmond Morris]]
	* [[Gregory J. Boyle]]		* [[Gregory J. Boyle]]
	* [[Hanny Lightfoot-Klein]]		* [[Hanny Lightfoot-Klein]]

Desmond Morris

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	The late <b>Desmond John Morris</b>, Ph.D., was a British zoologist and ethologist. He became famous by applying the methods of animal study to humans.		The late <b>Desmond John Morris</b>, Ph.D., D.Sc., was a British zoologist and ethologist. He became famous by applying the methods of animal study to humans.

	Morris was a strong opponent of all forms of genital cutting and sexual mutilation, including [[child circumcision]].		Morris was a strong opponent of all forms of genital cutting and sexual mutilation, including [[child circumcision]].
	===Early life===		==Early life==
	Morris was born in Purton, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire Wiltshire], to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris.		Morris was born in Purton, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire Wiltshire], to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. A few years later the family moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swindon Swindon].

			In his teen years he attended [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauntsey%27s_School Dauncey's School], an upscale coeducational school in the country on 150 acres of land.<ref>[https://www.dauntseys.org/ Dauntsey's School]</ref> This may be where he acquired his interest in nature.

	~~He attended [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauntsey%27s_School Dauncey's School]~~
	==Adult life==		==Adult life==
	Morris enlisted in the British Army for two years at age 18 in 1946 to perform his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service national service].		Morris enlisted in the British Army for two years at age 18 in 1946 to perform his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service national service].

			After completing his national service, Morris started to study zoology at the [https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/ University of Birmingham].

			Morris commenced his studies at the [https://www.ox.ac.uk/ University of Oxford] in 1951. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1954.

			Morris served as curator of mammals for the [https://www.londonzoo.org/ London Zoo] from 1959 to 1967.
			==Personal life==
			Morris married Ramona Baulch in July 1952.<ref name="morris2012">{{REFnews
			\|title=My secret of 60 years of marital bliss
			\|url=https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-2191767/Desmond-Morris-diamond-wedding-testament-primeval-urge-mate-life.html
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			\|publisher=The Daily Mail
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			}}</ref> They made their home in North Oxford. They had one son—Jason.
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	===Articles===		===Articles===
	Morris wrote articles throughout his long life. His prodigious output is indexed on his website. Please see [http://www.desmond-morris.com/articles.php Selected Articles].		Dr. Morris wrote articles throughout his long life. His prodigious output is indexed on his website. Please see [http://www.desmond-morris.com/articles.php Selected Articles].

			A search at [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ PubMed] for "Morris DJ" produces a list of 256 published articles. It is not clear how many of these were authored by Desmond John Morris.

	===Books===		===Books===
	Dr. Morris is credited with the authorship of 104 books. For a complete list see [http://www.desmond-morris.com books.php Bibliography]		Dr. Morris is credited with the authorship of 104 books. For a complete list see [http://www.desmond-morris.com books.php Bibliography]
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	For thousands of years, in many different cultures, the genitals have fallen victim to an amazing variety of mutilations and restrictions. For organs that are capable of giving us an immense amount of pleasure They have given us an inordinate amount of pain.		For thousands of years, in many different cultures, the genitals have fallen victim to an amazing variety of mutilations and restrictions. For organs that are capable of giving us an immense amount of pleasure They have given us an inordinate amount of pain.

	The commonest form of assault they have suffered is male and female circumcision. This strange mutilation is older than civilization and was probably well ~~advance~~ in the Stone Age. Although it is a piece of deliberate wounding of children by adults, it has been done with the best of intentions. Over the millennia it has cause countless deaths from infection, but its advantages have always been said to outweigh the risks involved. These alleged advantages have varied from epoch to epoch and culture to culture, but recent re-examination has shown that they are all imaginary.		The commonest form of assault they have suffered is male and female circumcision. This strange mutilation is older than civilization and was probably well advanced in the Stone Age. Although it is a piece of deliberate wounding of children by adults, it has been done with the best of intentions. Over the millennia it has cause countless deaths from infection, but its advantages have always been said to outweigh the risks involved. These alleged advantages have varied from epoch to epoch and culture to culture, but recent re-examination has shown that they are all imaginary.

	It has been claimed that one of the oldest reasons for performing male circumcision—the removal of the foreskin—is that it provoked immortality in the shape of life after death. This odd notion was based on the observation that when the snake sheds its skin it emerges with glistening new scales and is “reborn.” If the snake can enjoy rebirth by the removal of skin, so too can the human being. For snake read penis; for snake-skin read foreskin.		It has been claimed that one of the oldest reasons for performing male circumcision—the removal of the foreskin—is that it provoked immortality in the shape of life after death. This odd notion was based on the observation that when the snake sheds its skin it emerges with glistening new scales and is “reborn.” If the snake can enjoy rebirth by the removal of skin, so too can the human being. For snake read penis; for snake-skin read foreskin.
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	—Desmond Morris (Circa 1985)		—Desmond Morris (Circa 1985)
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	==Videos==		==Videos==
	===Desmond Morris (Writer))===		===Desmond Morris (Writer))===
	<youtube>v=rfe8nKkVUPo&list=PLVV0r6CmEsFwtuDq9yKrhqqkJ-Era-N7w&index=3</youtube>		<youtube>v=rfe8nKkVUPo&list=PLVV0r6CmEsFwtuDq9yKrhqqkJ-Era-N7w&index=3</youtube>
			===Desmond Morris - Cheating death even before birth (1/37)===
			<youtube>v=aZoJbK9hBMo</youtube>
	===Desmond Morris - Human beings - just another species of animal? (23/37)===		===Desmond Morris - Human beings - just another species of animal? (23/37)===
	<youtube>v=taFeI6TwAOQ</youtube>		<youtube>v=taFeI6TwAOQ</youtube>
			===Zoology and the Human Animal===
			<youtube>v=myL24gP20fo</youtube>
	===Male genital mutilation ritual from Desmond Morris - The Human Sexes===		===Male genital mutilation ritual from Desmond Morris - The Human Sexes===
	<youtube>v=QaFtcIrtbm0</youtube>		<youtube>v=QaFtcIrtbm0</youtube>
	===Desmond Morris - 'The Human Zoo' (25/37)===		===Desmond Morris - 'The Human Zoo' (25/37)===
	~~<youtube>v=1wlGhIh1lfE</youtube>~~
	~~===Desmond Morris - Cheating death even before birth (1/37)===~~
	~~<youtube>v=aZoJbK9hBMo</youtube>~~
	~~===Desmond Morris - 'The Human Zoo' (25/37)===~~
	<youtube>v=1wlGhIh1lfE</youtube>		<youtube>v=1wlGhIh1lfE</youtube>
	===Desmond Morris - Avoiding death for the second time (3/37)===		===Desmond Morris - Avoiding death for the second time (3/37)===
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	===Desmond Morris passes away (1928 - 2026) (UK) - UK News - 20/Apr/2026===		===Desmond Morris passes away (1928 - 2026) (UK) - UK News - 20/Apr/2026===
	<youtube>v=N9fVSDziV6o</youtube>		<youtube>v=N9fVSDziV6o</youtube>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Following the death of his wife, Ramona, in November 2018, Desmond Morris left his home in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford Oxford] in June 2019 and moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Kildare County Kildare] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland Ireland] to live close to his son, Jason, and his family there.		Following the death of his wife, Ramona, in November 2018, Desmond Morris left his home in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford Oxford] in June 2019 and moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Kildare County Kildare] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland Ireland] to live close to his son, Jason, and his family there.
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			{{SEEALSO}}
			* [[Alice Miller]]
			* [[Cervical cancer]]
			* [[Child circumcision]]
			* [[Circumcision of the newborn]]
			* [[Financial incentive]]
			* [[Foreskin]]
			* [[Penile cancer]]
			* [[Risks and complications]]
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	* {{URLwebsite\|http://www.desmond-morris.com/\|2026-06-04}}		* {{URLwebsite\|http://www.desmond-morris.com/\|2026-06-04}}
	* {{URLwikipedia\|Desmond_Morris\|Desmond Morris}}		* {{URLwikipedia\|Desmond_Morris\|Desmond Morris}}
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New Zealand

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Desmond Morris

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	The late <b>Desmond John Morris</b>, Ph.D., was British zoologist and ethologist. He became famous by applying the methods of animal study to humans.
			The late <b>Desmond John Morris</b>, Ph.D., was a British zoologist and ethologist. He became famous by applying the methods of animal study to humans.

	Morris was a strong opponent of all forms of genital cutting and sexual mutilation, including [[child circumcision]].		Morris was a strong opponent of all forms of genital cutting and sexual mutilation, including [[child circumcision]].
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	===~~Comment~~ on male and female ~~circumcision (~~genital mutilation)===		===Commentary on male and female genital cutting and genital mutilation===
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	The effect of this practice is to dramatically reduce sexual pleasure for wives in the countries concerned, which may be its hidden significance. A side-effect is the high number of deaths and serious illnesses cause by the unhygienic conditions under which the operations are performed, especially in such countries as Oman, South Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, southern Egypt, Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Mali. The continuance of such practices in the twentieth century against a background of modern enlightenment is clearly going to puzzle historians of the distant future.		The effect of this practice is to dramatically reduce sexual pleasure for wives in the countries concerned, which may be its hidden significance. A side-effect is the high number of deaths and serious illnesses cause by the unhygienic conditions under which the operations are performed, especially in such countries as Oman, South Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, southern Egypt, Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Mali. The continuance of such practices in the twentieth century against a background of modern enlightenment is clearly going to puzzle historians of the distant future.
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	—Desmond Morris (Circa ~~1980~~)		—Desmond Morris (Circa 1985)
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	==Videos==		==Videos==
	===Desmond Morris (Writer))===		===Desmond Morris (Writer))===
	<youtube>v=rfe8nKkVUPo&list=PLVV0r6CmEsFwtuDq9yKrhqqkJ-Era-N7w&index=3</youtube>		<youtube>v=rfe8nKkVUPo&list=PLVV0r6CmEsFwtuDq9yKrhqqkJ-Era-N7w&index=3</youtube>
			===Desmond Morris - Human beings - just another species of animal? (23/37)===
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	===Male genital mutilation ritual from Desmond Morris - The Human Sexes===		===Male genital mutilation ritual from Desmond Morris - The Human Sexes===
	<youtube>v=QaFtcIrtbm0</youtube>		<youtube>v=QaFtcIrtbm0</youtube>
			===Desmond Morris - 'The Human Zoo' (25/37)===
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	<youtube></youtube>		===Desmond Morris - Cheating death even before birth (1/37)===
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	<youtube></youtube>		===Desmond Morris - 'The Human Zoo' (25/37)===
	===Desmond Morris - Avoiding death for the second time (3/37===		<youtube>v=1wlGhIh1lfE</youtube>
	<youtube></youtube>		===Desmond Morris - Avoiding death for the second time (3/37)===
			<youtube>v=rfe8nKkVUPo</youtube>
			===Desmond Morris - Contemplating death and the afterlife (37/37)===
			<youtube>v=3uddkAIHTEc</youtube>
	===Desmond Morris passes away (1928 - 2026) (UK) - UK News - 20/Apr/2026===		===Desmond Morris passes away (1928 - 2026) (UK) - UK News - 20/Apr/2026===
	<youtube>v=N9fVSDziV6o</youtube>		<youtube>v=N9fVSDziV6o</youtube>
	==Death==		==Death==
	Following the death of his wife, Ramona, in November 2018, Desmond Morris left his home in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford Oxford] in June 2019 and moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Kildare County Kildare] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland Ireland] to live close to his family there.		Following the death of his wife, Ramona, in November 2018, Desmond Morris left his home in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford Oxford] in June 2019 and moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Kildare County Kildare] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland Ireland] to live close to his son, Jason, and his family there.

	He passed away there at the age of 98 on 19 April 2026.<ref name="radford2026">{{REFweb		He passed away there at the age of 98 on 19 April 2026.<ref name="radford2026">{{REFweb
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