Gregory's Server@SmudgeTheInsultCat I don’t have the reference handy. But this reminds me of how we thought deer had an “alpha” when in fact the herd was voting and we missed it because our brains see so much through the lens of hierarchy and conflict.
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@sng @SmudgeTheInsultCat Or how the notion that wolves have an alpha was based on how they behave in crowded conditions in captivity. https://sciencenorway.no/ulv/wolf-packs-dont-actually-have-alpha-males-and-alpha-females-the-idea-is-based-on-a-misunderstanding/1850514 |
@sng @SmudgeTheInsultCat a deer-mocracy