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  • ekZepp
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    71•11 months ago

    The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator, or alpha wolf, comes from old studies of captive wolves. In the wild, wolf packs are simply families

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-alpha-wolf-idea-a-myth/

    • UltraMagnus0001
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      8•11 months ago

      Baboons act more like that, you know primates like us.

      • @[email protected]
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        Bonobos, primates like us and more closely related than baboons, do not.

        • @[email protected]
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          4•11 months ago

          I mean. They are a matriarchy. So one could say the oldest is the alpha female. Who only accepts a new female in the group if she’s able to sexually satisfy the matriarch. And in case you want to see what bonobo gay sex looks like… don’t. It looks like two sopping tumors rubbing against each other.

          • @[email protected]
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            4•11 months ago

            Oh thank god the tumors aren’t dry.

      • ekZepp
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        14•11 months ago

        …There are a range of animal behaviors out there, and just because humans choose to identify with some more than others doesn’t mean we have to.

        https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-science-of-alpha-males-in-animal-species

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      4•11 months ago

      Aren’t we all captives of society and cultural norms

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