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He has served as director of the Johannesburg , South Africa zoo, an expedition leader to various locales, a writer and producer for the BBC , and Seychelles commissioner for the International Whaling Commission . Watson lives and writes in Ireland and New Mexico . EDUCATION Born in South Africa, Lyall had an early fascination for nature in the surrounding bush, learning from Zulu and !Kung bushmen. Lyall attended boarding school in Cape Town , and in 1958 earned degrees in botany and zoology before securing an apprenticeship in Palaentology under Raymond Dart , leading on to anthropological studies in Germany and the Netherlands . He has additional degrees in chemistry, geology, marine biology and ecology, indicating a broad range of interests. Lyall earned a doctor of philosophy degree in ethology under Desmond Morris at London Zoo . WRITING CAREER Lyall Watson began writing his first book, '' Omnivore '' during the early 1960s while under the supervision of Desmond Morris at London Zoo , and has written more than 20 others. His writing style is enthusiastic and exciting as he introduces scientific theories that gradually make the unbelievable very real and acceptable. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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