Specifically, “Animals that live politically are those ... the image of an elephant was featured as a Republican symbol in a newspaper illustration. Soldiers used the term “seeing the elephant ...

Here's how each symbol came to be associated with the Democratic and Republican parties ... scaring away other animals, symbolizing the Democrats attempting to intimidate their opponents.

Now, a group of Republican lawmakers ... serious negative consequences for animal welfare and public health. Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon became symbols of anger in November after ...