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Join renowned zoologist and surrealist artistDesmond Morris on an uncanny expeditionthrough the animal kingdom as he explores themany ways that animals prowl, fly and slitherthrough surrealist artFrom Leonora Carrington's hyenas to Salvador Dalí's chimeras, Leonor Fini's cats to Félix Labisse's molluscs,non-human beings became enduring points of fascination for many surrealist artists - recurring motifs through which they explored new ideas about psychology, transformation and t

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Join renowned zoologist and surrealist artistDesmond Morris on an uncanny expeditionthrough the animal kingdom as he explores themany ways that animals prowl, fly and slitherthrough surrealist artFrom Leonora Carrington's hyenas to Salvador Dalí's chimeras, Leonor Fini's cats to Félix Labisse's molluscs,non-human beings became enduring points of fascination for many surrealist artists - recurring motifs through which they explored new ideas about psychology, transformation and t

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