Every time African wild dogs want to vote for hunting, will they sneeze?

Like humans, a wild dog also sneezes. Sometimes they sneeze because of the body's natural reaction, but a new study found that this behavior is also a ritual of making a final decision before a herd of predators. Indeed, democracy exists everywhere.

According to the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the science-biology section, wild dogs live in Namibia, South Africa only began their prey after hearing the sneezes of their peers as one. collective voting. Reena Walker, a Brown University student and research engineer at the Botswana Predatory Conservation Society, said: Sneezing is a form of communication to make decisions in hunting times.

Wild dogs in Selinda Botswana reserve, creating a series of sneezes instead of "Yes" answers when deciding to hunt.

Initially, Walker and his colleagues came here to learn about the behavior that marked the territory of wild dogs. But then they were curious about their unusual habits."We all wonder why these dogs sneeze so much," Walker said .

When observing 5 wild dogs, they have witnessed many times they are constantly pursuing and summarizing their prey successfully. But there are also some predatory failures. Whatever the outcome, the whole herd returned to the area and slept on each other.

Under the fierce sunshine of South Africa, dogs often choose places with shade to rest.

The team recognizes a common set of rules: the more sneezes mean, the more individuals will need to be hunted. If the strongest dogs command the hunt, it will take 3 hours of sneezing to signal the entire dogs to pursue their prey, their objects are usually antelope. If the less powerful ones start the hunt, it will take 10 hours to sneeze so that the whole herd can be sure of the spoils.

Researchers cannot be sure that the data is always correct in all cases. But Walker proved that they classify different types of sneezes for different subjects - one for the first and the other for the rest. This means that sneezes will represent the number of collective votes.

The team also has a new discovery about the leaders of wild dogs . They are the only members in the class who can protect their children from reaching adulthood. Other wild dogs are responsible for raising and caring for them.

Therefore, it can be concluded that this animal does not build an authoritarian style as a specialized regime in human society."They really apply democratic principles to everyday activities and collective decisions," Walker said .

The sneezing behavior of African wild dogs has revealed that they are not authoritarian as many people think.

Walker hopes their work will be a warning message to everyone about the risk of extinction of this wild animal. There are only about 6600 wild dogs on the continent and this number is declining due to fragmented habitats or rabies.

The African wild dog breeds up the collective spirit and considers the family family. Walker hopes that more people will know about this wonderful thing.