I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we. Konrad Lorenz apecivilizefind Change image and share on social
Ethologists are often accused of drawing false analogies between animal and human behaviour. However, no such thing as a false analogy exists: an analogy can be more or less detailed and, hence, more or less informative. Konrad Lorenz accuseanalogyanimal share on social
'I don't need brains,' says the billionaire contemptuously. 'I'm brainy enough myself!' The broker cries out in desperation, 'What, in heaven's name, do you want?' 'Goodness,' is the answer. Konrad Lorenz answerbillionairebrain Change image and share on social
I consider early childhood events as most essential to a man's scientific and philosophical development. Konrad Lorenz childhooddevelopmentearly Change image and share on social
From a neighbour, I got a one-day-old duckling and found, to my intense joy, that it transferred its following response to my person. At the same time, my interest became irreversibly fixated on water fowl, and I became an expert on their behaviour even as a child. Konrad Lorenz behaviourchildday share on social
It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. Konrad Lorenz breakfastdaydiscard Change image and share on social
I grew up in the large house and the larger garden of my parents in Altenberg. They were supremely tolerant of my inordinate love for animals. Konrad Lorenz altenberganimalgarden Change image and share on social
There is indeed the possibility that the evolutionary process has, in gray antiquity, bred into us an excess of aggression. Konrad Lorenz aggressionantiquitybreed Change image and share on social
Whenever we find, in two forms of life that are unrelated to each other, a similarity of form or of behaviour patterns which relates to more than a few minor details, we assume it to be caused by parallel adaptation to the same life-preserving function. Konrad Lorenz adaptationassumebehaviour share on social
