# alpha chimp via social affiliation

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**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/alpha-chimp-via-social-affiliation/24813 "2009-01-12T23:33:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/alpha-chimp-via-social-affiliation/24813/1 "2009-01-12T23:33:30Z")

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[Grooming your way to the top : Nature News](http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090109/full/news.2009.12.html)

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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/alpha-chimp-via-social-affiliation/24813/2 "2009-01-13T06:26:12Z")

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Not so sure that ALPHA means being brutish though. Also notice the difference in time spans of ALPHA status with the chimps: The longest running ALPHA was the brutish one over the well groomed ones. Interesting all the same