Animals as Neighbors: The Past and Present of Commensal Animals

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A n i m A l s A s n e i g h b o r s The AnimAl TUrn Series Editor linda Kalof Series Advisory Board marc bekoff, Juliet Clutton-brock, nigel rothfels Making Animal Meaning edited by linda Kalof and georgina m. montgomery Animals as Domesticates: A World View through History Juliet Clutton-brock Animals as Neighbors: The Past and Present of Commensal Species Terry o’Connor A n i m A l s A s n e i g h b o r s T h e Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t o f C o m m e n s a l S p e c i e s Terry o’Connor michigan state University Press east lansing Copyright © 2013 by Terry o’Connor ♾The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of Ansi/niso Z39.48-1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). michigan state University Press east lansing, michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United states of America. 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data o’Connor, Terry. Animals as neighbors : the past and present of commensal species / Terry o’Connor. pages cm — (The animal turn) includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-61186-095-5 (cloth : alk. paper)—isbn 978-1-61186-098-6 (pbk)— isbn 978-1-60917-387-6 (ebook) 1. human-animal relationships—history. 2. Commensalism. i. Title. Ql85.o29 2013 577.8'52—dc23 2012049443 book design by scribe inc. (www.scribenet.com) Cover design by erin Kirk new G michigan state University Press is a member of the green Press initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the green Press initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit michigan state University Press at www.msupress.org To my family (and other animals) ...