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Uncle Joe

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4. This is the thing, I took from the OP

Reply to andym (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 06:08 PM

Jul 23

Alpha leader chimps aren't all like that, some are dominating or cruel while others both male and female can be empathetic.

So the term "alpha male" may be a bit simplistic in the way our modern culture has portrayed it to the people.

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The surprising science of alpha males Frans de Waal [View all] Uncle Joe Jul 23 OP

Well there is always Jane Goodall's chimpanzee Frodo as a dramatic counterexample andym Jul 23 #1

Frans de Waal doesn't state that those kind of chimpanzees don't exist, he does state Uncle Joe Jul 23 #2

Perhaps alpha male chimps aren't as strongly influenced by the prospect of future decline andym Jul 23 #3

This is the thing, I took from the OP Uncle Joe Jul 23 #4

High school students would love this.... Karadeniz Jul 23 #5

Since MAGA automatically rejects any new discovery which contradicts what the "know" it should soldierant Jul 23 #6

Bonobos are equally close to humans TheProle Jul 23 #7

Good for them, I see that as the other side of the coin. soldierant Jul 23 #8