The ‘alpha male’ myth, debunked | Frans de Waal

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• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  BRB gonna get a projector and set this video up on the wall of the nearest MMA dojo

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• dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The alpha/beta/epsilon terminology came from the study of wolf packs, and was later debunked.

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  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Rejected by the creator of the term itself.

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• ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Expected garbage, was pleasantly surprised

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Frans de Waal is a hugely respected ethologist that has published numerous important books on the subject. Most of them are quite accessible and make for a fun read too.

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