Why do few animal species have female-dominant hierarchies?

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The only one I can think are elephants.

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Depends on what you mean by dominant. Bees and ants have queens, and they are very important to the hives but are they dominant? Yes, maybe?

Wolf packs don’t have an alpha male as much as they have an alpha pair.

Female cats are more territorial than the males. Male cats may make more of a ruckus between them, but maybe that’s because no cat in their right mind will mess with a female grumpy cat who wants them off her lawn.

If you talk about visible and easily recognizable displays of dominance like fighting, it’s probably because females in their best years spend a significant part of their time being pregnant or caring for the young ones. TLDR: Fighting while pregnant is a bad idea.

However, dominance isn’t necessarily about chest thumping and fighting, either.

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