How Animals Vote
Humans vote. But did you know that some groups of animals vote too? Here are four animals that vote. Read how they do it.
Meerkats
KRISTIAN BELL—GETTY IMAGESMeerkats search for food together. They can vote for the group to search faster. To do this, they let out a special sound.
Rock Ants
MUGAIL/GETTY IMAGESRock ants vote for new places to live. If enough ants find the same spot, the others are taken there.
Honeybees
MARTIN RUEGNER—GETTY IMAGESHoneybees look for a new home. How do they vote for one? They dance. The bees move to another place when they dance the same way.
African wild dogs
DAVID SCHENFELD—GETTY IMAGESHow do African wild dogs vote to hunt? With a sneeze. The more the dogs sneeze, the more likely it is they will hunt. Achoo!