Dominance at gombe stream

Dominance at Gombe Streame

The rise of leadership among the Chimps at Gombe Stream was quite interesting. A big part of gaining dominance is an impressive display. In order to be the most dominant you must be able to have controll over all situations. The chimpanzees that made it to the top ranking positions were Goliath, mike, Humphrey, figan, and Goblin. These top ranking alpha males gained their positions in similar but yet different ways.
(43)The impressive charging display is used to make a chimpanzee look bigger and more dangerous than he may be. The more carefully the chimpanzee plans the display better the chances of intimidating his rivals without resources to actual physical combat. During this display the hair ...