Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀May 8, 2023
Show threadScruffy looking packet herderMay 10, 2023
@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.
Show threadJoborgMay 10, 2023
@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
Wolf packs don’t actually have alpha males and alpha females, <br>the idea is based on a misunderstanding

The researcher who introduced this term tried to clear the confusion up two decades ago, but the myth still lives on.

ScienceNorway
Show threadScruffy looking packet herder
@SmudgeTheInsultCat @joborg You wanna go on a whole trip? https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/peace_among_primates
Peace Among Primates

Anyone who says peace is not part of human nature knows too little about primates, including ourselves.

Greater Good
May 11, 2023 at 2:01amWeb