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After the death of his wife in 2018 he lived with his son and family in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].[{{cite news |title=Desmond Morris on the Irish |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/desmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fculture%2Fbooks%2Fdesmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=5 April 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404083318/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/desmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fculture%2Fbooks%2Fdesmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915 |url-status=live| last = Mulcahy | first = Miriam | date = 4 April 2020}}] |
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After the death of his wife in 2018 he lived with his son and family in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].[{{cite news |title=Desmond Morris on the Irish |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/desmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fculture%2Fbooks%2Fdesmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=5 April 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404083318/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/desmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fculture%2Fbooks%2Fdesmond-morris-on-the-irish-there-s-a-humour-there-and-a-love-of-the-eccentric-1.4213915 |url-status=live| last = Mulcahy | first = Miriam | date = 4 April 2020}}] |
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Desmond Morris died in [[Naas]], [[County Kildare]], Ireland on 19 April 2026, at the age of 98.[{{cite news |title=Desmond Morris obituary: natural world expert |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/desmond-morris-obituary-death-s8p8d2xdh |access-date=20 April 2026 |newspaper=The Times |date=20 April 2026}}][{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/science/desmond-morris-dead.html|title = Desmond Morris, 98, Dies; Explored Humans’ Animal Instincts in ‘The Naked Ape’|last = Martin|first = Douglas|date = 20 April 2026|accessdate = 20 April 2026|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}] |
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Desmond Morris died in [[Naas]], [[County Kildare]], Ireland, on 19 April 2026, at the age of 98.[{{cite news |title=Desmond Morris obituary: natural world expert |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/desmond-morris-obituary-death-s8p8d2xdh |access-date=20 April 2026 |newspaper=The Times |date=20 April 2026}}][{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/science/desmond-morris-dead.html|title = Desmond Morris, 98, Dies; Explored Humans’ Animal Instincts in ‘The Naked Ape’|last = Martin|first = Douglas|date = 20 April 2026|accessdate = 20 April 2026|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}] |