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!

传说中，所罗门有一枚魔戒，使他能够用动物自己的语言与它们交谈。康拉德-洛伦茨也具有类似的理解动物世界的能力。他是一种罕见的野兽，是一位杰出的科学家，能写（也能画）得很好。他在建立和普及对动物行为方式的研究方面做得比其他任何人都多，并因其工作获得了诺贝尔奖。所罗门王的戒指》这本书使他得到了全世界的认可，它是一个令人愉快的宝库，其中包括对各种生物生活的观察和见解，从豺狼和水獭到狗、猫甚至狼。本书由洛伦兹本人绘制了迷人的插图，是对我们有毛和有羽毛的朋友的世界的精彩介绍，这个世界往往与我们自己的世界有着惊人的相似之处。任何动物爱好者都必须阅读!