Turns out the existence of an "alpha" wolf is a myth.

It was based on old/bad experiments, conducted when unrelated wolves were thrown together in captivity.

In actual wild wolves, packs are just families. There's no dominant alpha battling for the top spot -- and in the rare cases there is, it's an alpha *female* wolf.

Insert obvious implications for the use of this term in human societies.

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

Is the Alpha Wolf Idea a Myth?

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

Scientific American

@[email protected] As a spanish person with a vegetarian fiancé, let me tell you a thing


ITS HELL TO FIND VEGGIE FOOD HERE IN SPAIN.

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@gabboman @md You're reinforcing my biases, because I was wondering if "vegan tapas" was even possible. It sounds like a wine bar.

@[email protected]@[email protected] vegan tapas... you could get some peanuts but that is not a tapa!


it usually is ham, chorizo, or cheese. Cheese can be vegetarian, BUTT vegan? oh you're in for a bad time

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@gabboman @opendna @md isn’t fried pigs ear on top of the tapas menu usually? That’s way too alpha for my likings.

@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected] fried pig ear? haven't heard of it, at least in my area (south of spain)


we have very good iberic cured ham. best shit ever

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@md @opendna @gabboman People warned me about oreja de cerdo as you wouldn’t know what it is if you don’t speak Spanish, and typically it is the cheapest thing on the list (yes I’m dutch).

@[email protected] seems to be a thing, but havent heard of it in my area. Might be a big deal near madrid or northeast!


spain is quite big and very diverse, but might be my area being weird haha

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I had iberico ham daily when in Spain. So good!!