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Critical Ethology "They studied wolf packs and found 'alpha males'—then used that to justify human hierarchy. Critical Ethology asks: did they find nature, or did they find what they were looking for? Later research showed wolf packs are families, not dominance contests. The science reflected the society, not the other way around. Critical Ethology keeps us honest about what we're projecting onto animals."
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