Following the death of its mayor, the small northern Kentucky town of Rabbit Hash is preparing to elect a new leader.
The only candidate so far is a border collie named Lucy Lou.
The situation isn’t unusual for the Boone County town. The former mayor was a black labrador retriever named Junior Cochran, who died May 17 [...]
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From the days of Melampus, the soothsayer of Greek mythology who conspired with termites and vultures, right up to Mr. Ed, the idea of talking animals is one that won’t go away.
A quick look around shows that time has hardly changed things. For years, researchers have studied the songs of birds and whales, hoping to [...]
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