Foreword 



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.ECENTLY THE DOLPHIN has bccome the focus of 

 much scientific interest and investigation which have led to 

 flattering pronouncements about its remarkable inteUigence, 

 amiability, and astonishing friendliness towards man. It was in 

 consequence of such activities that a symposium was held at the 

 William Andrews Clark Memorial Library to consider the back- 

 ground to contemporary studies of the dolphin. The presenta- 

 tions of Dr. Ashley Montagu and Dr. John C. Lilly were re- 

 ceived so favorably that it was decided to make them more 

 widely available in the present form. 



As will be readily apparent to any reader, Dr. Montagu has 

 demonstrated conclusively that had the writings of the ancients 

 been heeded we should long since have paid proper respect to 

 this intelligent mammal, and Dr. Lilly has reinforced such 

 classical appreciation by an account of his own astonishing ob- 

 servations of dolphin behavior. It is to be hoped that these two 

 accounts will contribute to a lasting appreciation of our remark- 

 able aquatic friend. 



C. D. O'Malley 



DIVISION OF MEDICAL HISTORY 

 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 



