Dog Democray.

• Position: SCIENCE

The principle of majority rule is nothing to sneeze at--unless you're a wild dog. New research shows that when African wild dogs are deciding whether to hunt as a pack, they cast their "votes" by sneezing. According to researchers at the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust, one dog starts things off by gearing up to move and sneezing one or more times; if a majority of other dogs fall in line and achoo too, the pack goes on its way. However, researchers found that the dogs haven't created a true democracy: A dominant male or female needs to sneeze fewer...