The Social Behavior of Older Animals

Acknowledgments

acknowledgments I would like to thank all those who helped me in the creation of this book by reading short sections of the manuscript or by sending me information about published research or particular old animals. They include Alan Cairns, Wendy Campbell, Bernice Grant, Heidi Libesman , Bev Sawyer, Elaine Sim, and Anne Zeller. I am grateful also for the fine local libraries and librarians—the Trellis tri-university system of the University of Waterloo, Kitchener Public Library, and Waterloo Public Library . It has been difficult to collect information for this book, so my especial gratitude goes to the researchers and authors who included an index in their books with entries for “old age.” You are few and far between . Thank you. For those at the Johns Hopkins University Press, my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Vincent Burke, senior editor, for his deeply appreciated encouragement and wise suggestions about organizing the book’s material; Kathleen Capels for her meticulous copyediting of each chapter and a helpful insight into the orca Eve’s behavior; Deborah Bors, for her useful advice and the oversight of the final preparation of my book; and Robin Rennison and Brendan Coyne for their efficient and pleasant communications with me. ix This page intentionally left blank The Social Behavior of Older Animals This page intentionally left blank ...