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> Is this really manipulation or is it just sexual selection for bravery/aggression/dominance? What's the difference?
by da1 10y ago
> Is this really manipulation or is it just sexual selection for bravery/aggression/dominance?
What's the difference?
- tbrownaw 10y agoMaybe it's a way to deny them agency and therefore moral responsibility for the results of their actions?
- adamrezich 10y agoDo monkeys have morals? (Legitimate question.)
- da1 10y agoWell, they do show in-group preference. Does that count? I'd say yes.
- chongli 10y agoSexual selection for traits that otherwise have no discernible survival benefit or even harm survival happens all over the animal kingdom. Selection for bravery/aggression/dominance at least has the potential benefit of defense. Calling this sort of selection 'manipulation' on the part of female monkeys is making an unwarranted and human biased value judgement.