King Solomon's Ring (book)

King Solomon's Ring (German: Er redete mit dem Vieh, den Vögeln und den Fischen, lit. 'He spoke to the cattle, the birds and the fish', referencing 1 Kings 4:33) is a general-audience zoological book, written by Austrian scientist Konrad Lorenz in 1949. The first English-language edition was published in 1952.

King Solomon's Ring

First edition
Author	Konrad Lorenz
Original title	Er redete mit dem Vieh, den Vögeln und den Fischen
Translator	Marjorie Kerr Wilson
Language	German
Publisher	Verlag Dr. G. Borotha-Schoeler
Publication date	1949

The English title refers to the legendary Seal of Solomon, a ring that supposedly gave King Solomon the power to speak to animals. Lorenz claimed to have achieved this feat of communication with several species, by raising them in and around his home and observing their behavior. King Solomon's Ring describes the methods of his investigation and his resulting conclusions about animal psychology.

In August 2003, it was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week read by Nigel Anthony.^[1]