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[-] [email protected] 73 points 2 weeks 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/

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks 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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