Re:Wolf packs don't have alpha males and alpha females
by consumer451 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @06:28PM
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Considering how much we use "alpha" in regard to human behavior, it's hilarious that the whole reference is based on flawed analysis of captured wolves.
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Re:Wolf packs don't have alpha males and alpha females
by new_realist on Friday June 04, 2021 @12:09AM
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But humans more closely resemble zoo wolves than small families of wolves alone in the wild, which is the situation cited in the article. Zoo wolves do have alphas. Do you interact only with your nuclear family, alone in the wilderness?