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/
@mimsical @booteille Saw this capture around there the other day. Found it accurate.
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