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[ Watch the Video ] redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Many animals spend time together in herds for protection and not because they 'like' each other, according to a new study, which provides the first hard evidence that the "selfish herd theory" is true. To prove this theory, researchers strapped GPS-enabled backpacks to flocking sheep and a herding dog. "We were able to track the movements of the sheep and the dog that pursued them on a second-by-second...

By Lisa Riley Roche Deseret News There's a new campaign to get a Utahn in the White House -- one whose qualifications include a wet nose, a wagging tail and a willingness to become a loyal member of a Democratic administration. Dozens of dogs, including six from Utah, have been nominated on a new Web site created to convince Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama that he should adopt a shelter dog for his family rather than purchase a purebred. Utah's canine candidates include...