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King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal Ways (Routledge Classics)

By Konrad Lorenz

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0415267463, 9780415267465, 0203165969, 9780203165966, 9780203280799
Open Library ID
OL7489212M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3961539 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
224\215
Topic
Biology Zoology
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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!

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