Solomon's Ring -- An Intimate Dialogue with Birds, Beasts, Fish, and Insects: An Intimate Dialogue with Birds, Beasts, Fish, and Insects

Author: Konrad Lorenz
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Humans, who have long left behind the scent of earth and the croaking of frogs, often feel lonely. But Lorenz's book helps us regain the ability to have intimate conversations with birds, animals, insects, and fish. This book has been a bestseller since its first publication and remains popular worldwide, retaining its charm for nearly half a century. It has been listed as one of the top 10 best natural science books of the 20th century by the New York Public Library and recommended by Chinese scientists as one of the best science popularization works of the 20th century. Konrad Lorenz, a pioneer in the study of animal behavior and a Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, wrote this popular science book. It has become a household name and has been a bestseller for nearly half a century, making it a classic in animal behavior for all ages. Lorenz is a pioneer in the study of animal behavior and a recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This book is his popular science work, widely read and popular worldwide for nearly half a century, making it a classic in animal behavior for all ages. Why is the book titled "King Solomon's Ring"? Lorenz explains: "According to historical records, King Solomon could converse with birds, animals, insects, and fish. I can too, although I am not as accomplished as King Solomon, who could converse with all animals, and can only converse with a few animals I am particularly familiar with. I admit that, but I don’t need a magic ring to do so—something he lacks! Without the power of the magic ring, even the closest pets would be incomprehensible to the old king. Moreover, when he no longer had the ring, he would even treat animals harshly. King Solomon threw the ring far away in a fit of anger because a nightingale betrayed him: one of his nine hundred and ninety-nine wives fell in love with a young man." King Solomon may have been extremely intelligent or extremely foolish, I dare not say. In my opinion, it is quite a shame that one needs a magic ring to converse with animals. Lively life can completely tell us stories of the most beautiful and true without the help of magic. The true face of nature, as described by poets, is even more beautiful by thousands and thousands of times." Please see how Lorenz, without the magic ring, has intimate conversations with birds, animals, insects, and fish. The master of ethology, Lorenz, his home in Austria, Altenberg, is like Noah’s Ark, filled with all kinds of animals, they...