John Hutchinson
Are fast moving elephants really running?
Acknowledgements
THANKS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE HELPED WITH THIS LONG TERM PROJECT!
Elephants and mahouts taking a bath break during our field experiments at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center. Photo: John R. Hutchinson
We especially want to thank:
- All of the elephants
- The wonderful elephant owners, mahouts, and other staff who assisted us in the field in Thailand
- Thai Elephant Conservation Center, National Elephant Institute, and Forest Industry Organization
- Stanford University: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering Division
- University of California: Department of Integrative Biology
- University of Colorado: Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
- J.R.H. appreciates funding from a Journal of Experimental Biology Travelling Fellowship (2000) and the National Science Foundation under a grant awarded in 2001.
- Heidi Riddle for having connected the US side with the Thai side
- Stephanie Sanchez and Betty Tzeng for crucial assistance during data collection
- Robert Full (University of California) for use of equipment and facilities
- Steve Gatesy (Brown Univ.) for a helpful review of a paper draft
