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Grayox@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml ·
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    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/

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

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        Bonobos, primates like us and more closely related than baboons, do not.

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          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.

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            Oh thank god the tumors aren’t dry.

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        …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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      Aren’t we all captives of society and cultural norms

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