King Solomon's Ring: New light on animal ways (Routledge Classics)

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I read it about a dozen times as a kid, and again since, just a fascinating story of an animal lover. E soprattutto ispira un grande grandissimo amore per gli animali tutti che è un vero piacere soffermarsi ad osservare. Ma Lorenz è in grado di trasmettere la sua voglia, e la sua conoscenza con entusiasmo, mantenendo-al contempo- sempre un tono umile, semplice, in grado di catturare chiunque. It is one of the best and most penetrating non-technical books about animals and animal nature that has ever been written . Ammetto che, estrapolato dal contesto delle inibizioni sociali in cui Lorenz lo inserisce, il paragrafo possa forse sembrare povero, in un certo senso incompleto.

En lo más profundo de mi ser me sorprendo de que sea posible entrar en una relación de tanta confianza con un ave que vive en libertad, y tengo la sensación de que este hecho constituye algo extrañamente consolador o satisfactorio, como si por él se pusiera de nuevo a nuestro alcance una pequeña porción del Paraíso del que fuimos expulsados. and is similarly referenced by the third-century Jewish magical text Sefer HaRazim, [5] and an aggadic section of the Tractate Gittin within the Babylonian Talmud as well. How about that jackdaws don't innately know to fear their natural predators; relying on social learning over instinct?

raro che io rida di un animale, e quando ciò accade mi accorgo poi, ripensandoci meglio, che in realtà ridevo di me, dell'uomo, di cui l'animale mi aveva presentato una caricatura più o meno spietata.

The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. According to the Talmud, Solomon’s ring was engraved with the shem ha-meforesh—the Ineffable Name of G OD. The fourth gave him dominion over the jinn, and was inscribed “There is no G OD but G OD, and Muhammad is His messenger.A typical sentence: "A large Nemestrinus monkey bursting with energy, owned by my friend, the late Count Thun-Hohenstein, possessed, even when adult, a deeply rooted respect for an ancient Javanese monkey half of his size who had tyrannized him in the days of his youth. I don't think I've ever found such a profound respect for someone in a book as I have for Lorenz in reading "King Solomon's Ring".

The ring was made from brass and iron, and the two parts were used to seal written commands to good and evil spirits, respectively. 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.Even though the animals aren't in their fully natural environment, he goes to great lengths to allow them to freely move about and behave as they naturally would.