King Solomon's Ring

Konrad Lorenz

192 pages, parution le 02/07/2002

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Résumé

Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enable 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 popularise the study of how animals behave, receiving a Novel Prize for his work, King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insight 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 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.

Contents

Animals as a nuisance
Something that does no damage : the aquarium
Robbery in the aquarium
Poor fish
Laughing at animals
Pitying animals
Buying animals
The language of animals
Te taming of the shrew
The covenant
The perennial retainers
Morals and weapons

L'auteur - Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989), biologiste et zoologiste autrichien, a reçu le prix Nobel de physiologie ou médecine en 1973. Parmi ses ouvrages aux éditions Flammarion : Les Fondements de l'éthologie (1984), L'Homme en péril (1985) et L'avenir est ouvert (avec Karl Popper, 1990).

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Routledge
Auteur(s)	Konrad Lorenz
Parution	02/07/2002
Nb. de pages	192
Format	13 x 20
Couverture	Broché
Poids	261g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415267472
ISBN13	978-0-415-26747-2