The zoologist Desmond Morris proposed that the rounded shape of a woman's breasts evolved as frontal, secondary sex characteristic that is a sexual-attraction counterpart to the buttocks, and so encouraged frontal copulation, the reason being that while other primates mate by means of the rear-entry position, the upright, bipedal human being was likelier to successfully copulate face to face in the missionary position.

* Morris, Desmond The Naked Ape: a zoologist's study of the human animal Bantam Books, Canada.

Desmond John Morris FZS, born 24 January 1928 in Purton, north Wiltshire, is a British zoologist and ethologist.

* Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language ( 2002 )

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* 1928 – Desmond Morris, British anthropologist

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** Desmond Morris publishes The Naked Ape.

In 1967, the hypothesis was briefly mentioned in The Naked Ape, a book by Desmond Morris in which can be found the first use of the term " aquatic ape ".

Mr Desmond again claimed this payment was a loan, but the Tribunal disagreed, noting again that Mr Haughey had settled with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the sum, having failed to pay Capital Gains Tax at the time.

Darius Brubeck recalls thinking that Desmond was his uncle almost into adolescence.

The 1950 film Sunset Boulevard with William Holden and Gloria Swanson featured a fictional, ageing silent screen actress named Norma Desmond whose name was taken from Taylor's middle name and Mabel Normand's last name as a way to resonate with the widely publicised scandals of almost thirty years before.

It was enlarged according to designs by G. Henri Desmond, necessitating the demolition of almost all the old buildings save the front and rear walls.

Each day between 2: 30 and 3: 30 she would pass any information acquired to either Joe McGrath, Liam Tobin or Garret's father, Desmond.

He expressed his enthusiasm for Irish soldiers, considering those who had fought under the Geraldine John of Desmond as resolute as any in Europe ; in 1579 he had commented that the only difference between English and Irish soldiers lay in the superior discipline of the former.

Immediately afterwards, Desmond O ' Malley was contacted by a young Fine Gael activist, Michael McDowell, who encouraged O ' Malley to found a new political party and offered any help he could give.

Note: William Desmond Taylor died in early February 1922, thus any photographic image of this individual in life was made before his death, is a pre-1923 image and is therefore by definition in the public domain.

Cooper picks up the case, but is unable to find any evidence which could lead to the discovery of what happened to Desmond or Theresa Banks, the murder victim.

There was a tradition-not borne out, however, by any tangible evidence or confirmation and quite possibly invented by the Earl of Cromartie-that the family deduced its descent from a member of the House of Geraldine, in Ireland ( whence sprang the noble families of Leinster, Desmond, & c .), who, with a considerable number of his followers, was stated to have settled in Scotland about the year 1261 and to have so powerfully aided King Alexander III in repelling the invasion of Haco, King of Norway.

" Desmond Ryan of the Philadelphia Inquirer joked, " If did any more speculating than what is strewn through the many pages of The Sign and the Seal, he would have to go into real estate.

" Desmond Browne, QC, for McKenna, said that ' any perceived lack of academic rigour at La Salle ' did not prove that his client was dishonest.

While Cardinal Desmond Connell called her action a " sham " and a " deception ", Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said it was ironic that " the Church was condemning an act of reconciliation and bridge-building between the denominations.

* 2001-Suicide Six, Desmond Sargeant, action

One reviewer wrote: " as long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure / thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.

In his 2004 text The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body, anthropologist Desmond Morris defines what he calls the " cheek slap ," which he describes as " the classic action of a lady responding to the unwelcome attentions of a male.