Author

Publication

1961 - Crowell

Word Count

50,500 words, Guess

Page Count

202 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100815200161
  • ISBN-139780815200161
  • LibraryThing235085
  • Goodreads2206199
  • OCLC Control Number10124908
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Classifications

  • DDC591.5

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, the book is 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."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Why should I tell first of the darker side of life with animals?

Subjects

Other Editions

  • King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal Ways (Apollo editions) (Apollo editions)PaperbackCrowell1961-01-01
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