Extensive work B. L. The dura contains a rich and diverse material that can be divided into three groups. First, we have here a very large amount of material on detailed observations of the daily behavior of various animals with which B. L. was in close communication for many years of his work on them, as well as material on the technique of training . The behavior of some animals has been studied in .. L. in the form of keeping a diary, which was recorded with great patience, with protocol detail, all the data that could be noticed during the daily observation of the animal. A variety of animals belonging to different orders were subjected to training, and it was carried out by its own original method, without any beatings or violence. All the peculiar methods of training are described by the author in great detail, so that this book in this part could be used as a kind of guide to training. Training is of undoubted interest to zoopsychology, and we can say that until now such a detailed description of the process of training, without the use of mechanical violence, does not exist in the literature. In. L. Durov has great observation, and his presentation of the material on the behavior and training of animals is more detailed, in which they are informed of new facts from the field of zoopsychology. The second group of material collected in this book is a description of some of the most outstanding episodes from the circus activities of trained B. L. Stupid animals . Here the author touches upon the peculiar world of the circus arena, Far from scientific zoopsychology , In this regard, , that the reported facts illustrate the results of the training, They have an interest in ,. as zoopsychological material , Showing us, to what strength it is possible to bring the acquired skills of animals , so that they manifest themselves in the most remote from natural conditions environment. This part of the material is sometimes set out in a language unusual for a scientific essay, which can be attributed to the fact that it is not about laboratory zoopsychological work, but about circus performances. The third part of the material is theoretical interpretations of the reported facts by the author in connection with existing zoopsychological theories. At present, as you know, the work of schools and . P. Pavlova and V. M. Bekhtereva, as well as the American school of zoopsychologists (Behaviorism) the question of animal psychology is put on the path of the so-called objective study of it as a complex of peculiar reflexes characteristic of higher nervous activity. This point of view, which has already yielded very valuable scientific results, deliberately ignores the animal’s inner world and its experiences. Approach B. L. The animal is a bit different.......................................... He tries to take into account the inner world of the animal, the internal motives of his actions, lovingly treating the animal as something human-like, but with a peculiar psyche, while applying even the techniques of hypnosis. In the experiments of the so-called mental suggestion of animals B. L. It seems to us that Durov has an undoubted priority .. Different interpretations of animal behavior in . L. Fools have an undoubted interest in zoopsychology . We are very pleased to see you in this book,. which will be a valuable contribution to zoopsychological literature and will make the results of many years of original work the common property and the subject of scientific criticism The zoopsis-psychological side of which was until now known only to a close circle of specialists . Written in a living language, this book will undoubtedly be read with interest not only by specialists, but also by the general public, stimulating love for animals and interest in zoopsychology issues.