Taking care of the elderly? in the animal kingdom?

are there any animals in, well, the animal kingdom where the young take care of their parents when they're old. lol,i think it would be a primate or dolphins who do.,.? anyone kno?

Animals that live in groups may share a kill or food with an older member, but usually it dies pretty rapidly when health deteriorates. There are no animals that I know of that will go out of their way to provide care for an older animal, beside humans of course.

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