NPR: wild dogs https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=164333955 wild dogs en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:41:42 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: wild dogs https://www.npr.org/tags/164333955/wild-dogs Democracy By Sneeze: When Wild Dogs Must Decide, They Vote With Their Noses When it might be time to move, African wild dogs take a poll with an odd electoral instrument: sneezing. The more sneezes, the more likely it is the pack will move, according to a new study. Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:36:48 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/07/549182066/a-quorum-of-sneezes-for-wild-dogs-it-s-not-just-snot-it-s-a-way-to-vote https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/07/549182066/a-quorum-of-sneezes-for-wild-dogs-it-s-not-just-snot-it-s-a-way-to-vote

When it might be time to move, African wild dogs take a poll with an odd electoral instrument: sneezing. The more sneezes, the more likely it is the pack will move, according to a new study.

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