King Solomon's ring : new light on animal ways
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King Solomon's ring : new light on animal ways
（Routledge classics）
Routledge, c2002
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Er redete mit dem Vieh, den Vögeln und den Fischen
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Translated from the German
Includes index
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Description
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!
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Animals as a Nuisance
- Chapter 2 Something that does no Damage
- Chapter 3 Robbery in the Aquarium
- Chapter 4 Poor Fish
- Chapter 5 Laughing at Animals
- Chapter 6 Pitying Animals
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8 The Language of Animals
- Chapter 9 The Taming of the Shrew
- Chapter 10 The Covenant
- Chapter 11 The Perennial Retainers
- Chapter 12 Morals and Weapons
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