Quote Originally Posted by Viking View Post
This debate has never been about animals in general, we are talking about humans here. What does "status" mean in the world of other animals, anyway? That someone won a fight or two, that someone looks "pretty"?
Yup. Many animals either admire or are terrified of an alpha-male. In in animal sense, that is their status. A lion that can protect it's pride from a competing male lion is considered strong. Or that the other lions can't be bothered moving away. Either way, the male lion has the highest status.