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jealousy of an imaginary rival (Darwin). Nor is the strut 

 of the peacock or turkey cock necessarily an indication of 

 vanity or pride. 



Pierquin ascribes the ' running amok ' of the ' rogue ' 

 elephant to a thirst for vengeance. But if he is correct in 

 this supposition, the animal commits a mistake in directing 

 its enmity against man, seeing that its banishment is at 

 the hands of its own species. It may be, however, in the 

 elephant, as in man, that vengeance is frequently vicarious, 

 being inflicted on the weak, defenceless, and innocent when 

 it cannot be directed successfully against the strong, powerful, 

 and guilty. 



The subject of motive, or object, is further, though 

 casually, discussed in other chapters, such as that on 

 ' Deception.' 



