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obnoxious. The smaller and less valuable of 

 the stud were therefore used for this purpose, 

 although the nervous and timid ones were 

 not suitable. Such animals would at times be 

 roused to frenzy by their own imagination ; 

 they would use every endeavour to get rid of 

 their burdens, and the disgusted sportsmen had 

 to look on helpless, while a prized trophy was 

 being dragged through the forest, or a foolish 

 elephant, entangled in the ropes, would be 

 executing a frantic dance on the most cherished 

 spoils of the chase. 



Fear and anger are the predominating 

 passions of the forest tribes. Probably in most 

 cases the former is the most engrossing, but its 

 force may be overcome by pain, hunger, parental 

 affection and similar feelings, and then rage 

 takes command, and what is known as courage 

 comes into play. In fact, therefore, the varying 

 degrees of courage in wild animals, but marks 

 the limit where rage becomes superior to fear. 

 As with animals such as the hyena, no pain, 

 hunger or affection would compass this end, we 

 call the animal cowardly ; so with the tiger and 



