King Solomon’s Ring

Konrad Lorenz & Julian Huxley 2002

E-Book: 215 English Pages

Publisher: Routledge

Price: 1000 Toman

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Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon’s Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. Charmingly illustrated by Lorenz himself, this book is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends, a world which often provides an uncanny resemblance to our own. A must for any animal-lover!

Review

‘It is one of the best and most penetrating non-technical books about animals and animal nature that has ever been written … every sensitive reader will agree that the book is a work of humanity, wisdom and balance as well as of delightful humour.’

— W H Thorpe