Alpha male
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An alpha male or alpha female is the individual in the community to whom the others follow and defer. Humans and their nearest species-relatives, the chimpanzees, show deference to the alpha of the community by ritualized gestures such as bowing, allowing the alpha to walk first in a procession, or standing aside when the alpha challenges.
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References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Alpha_male" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_male, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
