King Solomon's ring : new light on animal ways / Konrad Z. Lorenz ; illustrated by the author and with a foreword by Julian Huxley ; [translation from the German by Marjorie Kerr Wilson]
Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. 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.
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| Other title: | Er redete mit dem Vieh, den Vögeln, und den Fischen. English Er redete mit dem Vieh, den Vوogeln und den Fischen. English. |
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| Language: | English German |
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New York :
Crowell,
[1952]
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Table of 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
- The taming of the shrew
- The covenant
- The perennial retainers
- Morals and weapons.