CONTENTS

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I.The Elephant Herd a Republic[1]
The Duties of the President[2]
He Must Provide Daily Food[3]
He Must Provide Daily Drink[9]
He Must Keep Order in the Herd[12]
He Must Avoid Danger from Outside[18]
II.War and Neutrality in the Jungle[26]
Wise Elephant Leader Avoids War[27]
Wise Elephant Leader Keeps Neutral[29]
When it is Impossible to Remain Neutral[29]
III.The Policemen of the Elephant Herd[31]
IV.The Punishment of the Wicked Elephant[39]
The Princes and the Bad Elephant[40]
The Trial of the Criminal Elephant—as in a Court of Law[55]
The Infliction of the Punishment[57]
The Rogue Elephant[61]
The Brand of the Rogue[63]
The Reward of Repentance[64]
V.Flesh-eating Animals: The Felines, or the Cat Tribe[66]
The Feline has Strong Fangs[67]
The Feline's Tongue is Rough[68]
The Feline's Claws are Retractile[68]
The Feline has Padded Paws[71]
VI.The Tiger[73]
The Life History of the Tiger Family[78]
The Tiger's Family Dinner[83]
VII.The Tiger Cubs' Lessons[87]
Tiger Cubs Learn to Kill Prey, After their Parents have Caught It[88]
Tiger Cubs Take Part in Hunt to Catch Prey[90]
Tiger Cubs Learn to Catch Prey by Themselves[91]
VIII.The Tigress Mother's Special Duties[97]
The Truce of the Water Hole[100]
IX.The Special Qualities of Tiger and Tigress[102]
Both Tiger and Tigress Defend Their Cubs[104]
The Tiger Family's Lost Dinner[110]
The Tiger as[a] Heroic Husband[116]
X.The Lion[128]
The Lion Has the Fangs, the Tongue, the Claws, and the Paws of a Cat[132]
How the Lion is Different from Other Cats[138]
XI.The Lion's Daily Life[142]
XII.The Lion a Noble Animal[156]
Androcles and the Lion[156]
The Lady and the Lioness[163]
XIII.The Leopard[168]
The Leopard's Ground Color and Spots[169]
[Why the Leopard has Spots][170]
XIV.The Leopard's Habits[176]
The Panther: Popular Name For Large Leopard[180]
How the Leopard Seizes his Prey[181]
The Leopard's One Amiable Quality—He Loves Perfumes[182]
The Leopard and the Lavender[183]
XV.American Leopard: The Jaguar[188]
XVI.The Dog Tribe[194]
The American Gray Wolf[196]
The American Wolf Learns to Evade the Gun[200]
The American Wolf Learns to Evade the Trap[202]
The American Wolf Learns to Evade the Poison[205]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Elephants at Work[Frontispiece]
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Elephant Leading Herd Through the Jungle[5]
Trained Elephants at the Court of a King[23]
Elephants Guarding a Bad Elephant[33]
Policemen Elephants Arresting a Criminal Elephant[45]
Good Elephant Heading off a Criminal Elephant[51]
Tiger[75]
Tiger Protecting his Cub[107]
Tiger Charging Hunting Party[121]
Group of Lions[129]
Puma[129]
African Lion[133]
Giraffes[147]
Kangaroo[147]
Androcles and the Lion[161]
Leopard[171]
Jaguar[171]
The Chain of Conflict in the Jungle[191]
Gray Wolf[197]