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> Pablo's group because when it was initially followed the leader was a Pablo, who was soon deposed by a chap named Cantsbee

Heh, I assumed Pablo was the scientist studying it, looks like we're in Swahili names now. That chap Cantsbee and the others all have wiki bios![0] Anyway Cantsbee does have a ridiculous and whimsical name that cannot compare to the honor and majesty of something like Ubwuzu, but he did ok for himself and his people, he really did.

> a calm but powerful leader, rarely getting into altercations or fights with other gorillas. He led with grace, strength, and serenity. Cantsbee "resolved conflicts rather than starting them, protected his family with vigilance, and rarely resorted to aggression

Remember the Cant.

[0]: https://gorillabase.fandom.com/wiki/Cantsbee

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Was not expecting the opportunity to imagine what a gorilla school would look like when I clicked on this thread. Thank you.
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And did they mention what happens to the 80+% of males that dont make it to silverback status? Few like to talk about the darker sides of gorilla life.

As for teaching cultures, it isnt about IQ. Cats and dogs teach thier young, both wild and domesticated species.

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Yes, we should highlight failures (if you can call it that) more, not just when talking about apes but with ourselves as well. Otherwise we're prone to survivorship bias.
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These are not failures. Failure to reproduce does not mean they do not contribute to their society. If that were true, the male/female ratio would have evolved differently.
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This doesn't follow. In animal societies where males are useless apart from their reproductive value, males are still produced at approximately 1:1. This is evolution optimizing for the reproductive success of the individual, not of the population, and is called Fisher's Principle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%27s_principle

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and raptors teach their young to catch prey
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You did not check, you let a text generator generate plausible sounding text.
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And that text generator has time and time again given me accurate enough results that I trust it like Wikipedia now. Is the answer wrong?
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Dude. That is an AI, disney-acceptable version of non-reality.
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Well, sure. There's more resources than any individual, or even individual bloodline could ever exploit alone.

Annihilate your competition, and you won't eat in lean years.

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