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Do animals get angry?

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It may seem that animals get angry because a bull charges at a matador, a cat hisses when you step on its tail and a dog growls at the mailman. But anger requires a mental component that scientists do not believe animals possess. The reactions that animals have that may seem like anger are most likely expressions of fear.

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