Being an Alpha Male - based on wolves - doesn't mean what you think it means

[dap-man]

actually alpha wolves dont even exist. based on very outdated research


But, as he outlined in a 1999 paper, he's since rejected that idea in light of research into the behavior of wolves in the wild.

In nature, Mech writes, wolves split off from their packs when they mature, and seek out opposite-sex companions with whom to form new packs. The male and female co-dominate the new pack for a much simpler, more peaceful reason: They're the parents of all the pups.

1. Since a wolf pack is usually made up of a male, female, and their offspring, the breeding male is "alpha" by default, since his pack is his children. So there's little sense in calling the head wolf an alpha when it's really just the father of the pack.
   
   
2. It is fair to refer to the top wolf in a pack as the alpha in packs that are unrelated, and "complex packs" where there are multiple breeding partners. Unrelated packs don't happen in the wild though, and complex packs are rare.

So are you saying, if a Man & Woman are not taking care of their kidz...

They betas?

 

[010101]

we aren't wolves

we don't operate like that

and even in that case alphas still do all the breeding

that's what dudes care about when they start talking this cornball bs anyhow

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