Rats Can Participate in Democracy

Researchers have found that rats, when they're doing mazes, complete them significantly faster as a group. When their leader dies, they will vote for her successor by whooping and hooting. African painted dogs have been observed using sneezes to decide when to move out for a hunt.

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