There are hierarchies everywhere. This is referred to as social hierarchy in biology, where social animals such as humans, apes, dogs, lions, wolves, etc. establish a ranking system in which the most dominant male or female, or both, leads the group or pack. I've been personally fascinated by this hierarchy for a very long time. The hierarchy of lions and wolves, for example, has always fascinated me.
Among the animals in the animal hierarchy, lions have one of the most ruthless characteristics. To become the leader of a pride, a male lion must first contend with other male lions, typically in a fight to the death. The surviving male lions would then have the opportunity to mate with the pride's lioness. In addition, the male lion would eliminate competition by killing all of the male offspring of other male lions. It is extremely brutal, but that is how nature operates.
In contrast, the hierarchy of a wolf pack is quite distinct. Typically, a breeding pair of alpha male and female wolves leads the pack. There is also a beta, equivalent to the pack's subordinate, and an omega, the lowest rank. Moreover, unlike that of lions, the hierarchy within a wolf pack is rarely, if ever, challenged. This hierarchy guarantees that the pack remains organized and that each wolf knows their place.
Considering this, the hierarchical structure of the two aforementioned animals is quite intriguing. Despite the fact that both of these animals have hierarchies, their hierarchies operate in radically distinct ways.
The lion 🦁 story you told, is that actually true? I've never heard that lions kill each other for supremacy
Yeah, it's true though only for male lions. There's actually a National Geographic segment about it, if I remembered correctly.