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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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'This wise and beautiful book ... bears upon every page the imprint of a profound, humane and questing mind.' - Observer

'For great interest, amusement and relaxation - in short, for unalloyed pleasurel - let nothing stop you from getting hold of a copy.' - Liverpool Post

'It is one of the best and most penetrating non-technical books about animals and animal nature that has ever been written ... every sensitive reader will agree that the book is a work of humanity, wisdom and balance as well as of delightful humour.' – W H Thorpe

'It is one of the best and most penetrating non-technical books about animals and animal nature that has ever been written ... every sensitive reader will agree that the book is a work of humanity, wisdom and balance as well as of delightful humour.' – W H Thorpe

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Konrad Lorenz (1903-89). Pioneering and world-renowned scientist of animal behaviour. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Psychology in 1973.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2nd edition (May 9, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415267471
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415267472
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.51 x 7.79 inches

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Dustin C.

Fantastic

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I am blown away and humbled to the fact of Lorenz's animal behavior observations is poetically impactful to my core values of a living entity. Thanks Lorenz for making me feel normal and just in my pursuit of my own happiness.

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5 stars for significance, charm; 4 stars for accuracy

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Konrad Lorenz was one of THE three European founders of ethology (the study of the natural behavior of animals in their environments). Nikolas Tinbergen, Von Frisch, and Lorenz were co-awarded the Nobel Prize in 1973 for their preceding bodies of work which created this new scientific discipline.

This was extremely significant to the course of American psychology which, until that time, had grown increasingly dominated by learning theory and the laboratory method. American psychology, influenced by the achievements of physics and medicine,etc., preferred studying behavior under controlled, laboratory conditions as the means for getting nearer "ultimate truth", which, at that time, was thought to almost always involve learning at its core--in accord with the principles and theories of famous American learning theorists such as Thorndike, Watson, Skinner, Hull, et al. Comparative psychology was the American branch that studied similarities and differences between animal species but controlled problems in a laboratory setting were greatly preferred. Observations of behavior, while valuable for designing later lab experiments, were considered less rigorous.

So the truths Lorenz, Tinbergen, Von Frisch and their other European naturalist colleagues reported was as significant as the child's observation of the Emperor's new clothes. The truth of a significant lack was revealed. The laboratory method could not examine or reveal all important aspects of animal behavior; the lab method obscured or eliminated those behaviors occurring in natural settings.

Lorenz and Tinbergen discovered, explored, and brought imprinting to the attention of the scientific behavioral world. Imprinting is the lasting (often irreversible) effects of early experience (occuring within a critical period of development) on the later behavior of animals. This contrasted with the view of normal learning theories which found the strength of a response was mainly a function of the number of practice trials. (Von Frisch's work was in understanding the "language" of bees.)

Lorenz's "King Solomon's Ring" was a significant contribution that enabled lay people to understand the importance of such observations and prepared (sometimes excited) beginning students in the behavioral sciences to take psychology in new directions. Within a few years, learning theory no longer formed the spinal column and much of the skeletal structure of American psychology.

I was a psychology graduate student during these years and the laboratory instructor for my university's professor of comparative psychology. It was an exciting time, seeing the old "truths" and axioms become overthrown and helping to search for new ones.

The "Ring" is still a delightful and interesting read and inclines the reader to look with different eyes at the behavior of our animal friends. Possibly because I've kept current on research on dogs, I think it's weakest chapter is "The Covenant", Ch. 10, which is on dogs. Here Lorenz decides that most domestic dogs descended from the jackal while a few also descended from the wolf. Having advanced that thesis, he then describes in detail the dichotomy of personality and behavior to which these two antecedents lead and which can be commonly found in all their descendents.

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For the last 40 years, we've become increasingly certain that almost all domestic dogs descended from wolves. Lorenz speculates an incorrect premise and then proceeds to elaborate (with charm and erroneous fact) on this in great detail. It's interesting and illuminating to see how wrong Lorenz can be in some areas and so right (or right enough) in others.

So read the "Ring" to understand its and its author's deserved place in the history of behavioral sciences. Read it to increase your observational powers of your animal friends. But please do not read it as divine, ordained truth. Many thousands of scientists have since built on the foundations that Lorenz, Tinbergen, & Von Frisch built along with the contributions of Watson, Pavlov, Skinner, Hull, and others. (Serpell's "The Domestic Dog" provides a good source on more recent information about dogs.)

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Great book - atrocious Kindle formatting!

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I distinctly remember how brilliant I thought this book was when I read it for a college class many years ago. Saw it mentioned in another book I was reading recently, and thought I'd get it to enjoy again. And I will, just not on Kindle. The e-book formatting was so bad, I returned for refund, and will buy from B&N instead. A look at their sample shows something more like what I expect of a commercially marketed publication. And SO glad for my multiple e-readers!

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I got this book and was afraid that it might be very dry and hard for a lay-person to understand. I could not have been more wrong! Lorenz writes in a manner that pulls the reader in and he steers clear of scientific jargon, writing in a manner that is highly enjoyable and understandable. This is a must-read for people who are interested nature and the behavior of animals, birds and other creatures.

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Delightful Read

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This is a delightful glimpse into the scientific mind of Konrad Lorenz. He is one of the founders of ethology, the study of animal behavior. As you can see in this account, he saw the animals in his studies, not just as objects for observation, but as his friends. He describes the behavior of these friends with insight and humor.

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This book, King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal Ways is a great book on the observations of animal behaviors. The author writes in a style that is easy to read and follow. If you like watching animals and what they do, this is a great book that adds insight and fun to the characteristics of animals and pets, including fish in an aquarium. I love this book.

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Lorenz has a fantastic inquisitive scientific mind combined with a humorous writing style that is sure to teach and entertain readers of all ages! I continued laughing through this whole book!

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Patrick C. Bundock

Insightful and intelligent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2014

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A collection of essays by Lorenz that shed just about as much light on the man as they do on his animal subjects. With warmth, humor and intelligence, Lorenz enlightens, informs and recollects his pets, animals, experiments and his own life. A must-read for anyone with an interest in animal behavior.

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Dampflok

The funniest text book ever.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 28, 2015

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I was given a copy of this book some 45 years ago. In that time, I read it so often that it pretty well disintegrated so ws deligted to see that it was available for the Kindle. This must be the fnniest text book ever (it was used by the psychology department on Bristol University in the '60s). Lorenz was the father of ethnology (study of animal behaviour) and even now much of his work is still valid. Highly recommended.
(He also wrote 'Man Meets Dog', a must for all dog lovers.)

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J. Walker

Excellent book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 23, 2013

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My dad once had a copy of this book when I was a kid and I started to read it then. He loaned the book to someone and it was never returned. He has often talked about the book and said he has never been able to find a copy to buy since. At 83 he hadn't reckoned with the internet!
One happy dad with hours of delightful reading ahead of him!

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claire27

Great Book

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A really interesting and well written book. Would highly recommend.

Richard Wiermann

... a marvellously wise and entertaining book - sometimes very funny too! Excellent service and price with commendably prompt ..

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