How do matriarchies where the males are bigger and stronger than the females (orcas, horses, lions...) work out?
>>5057790Are you asking how these species are matriarchal despite the males being larger? (how they work?)
>>5057796Well, larger and generally not that submissive either, but yes.
probably biologists lying because it’s politically correct, like lionesses biting lions balls when they can’t satisfy them
>>5057804I can believe that, but what's stopping the lion from doing some 'equal rights, equal fights' thing?
>>5057809As mother lionesses raise the cubs somewhat communally within a pride, it is not uncommon for them to band together if they feel their children are at risk of death. Some may even back up each other when confronted by the male lions. As female lions in a pride greatly outnumber males, it is typically best for a lion to not try his luck.Exception for when a lion conquers a pride. He will fight to kill or evict all cubs not of his seed. He may be injured afterwards, but once accomplished the females do fall in line.
>>5057816Imagine if they shared elephant seals sie dimorphism (males are 4 times heavier)
>>5057804>like lionesses biting lions balls when they can’t satisfy themNo biologist ever stated that
>>5057790Leadership in those animals isn't determined by physical strength but by knowledge and experience accumulated by older females, like sources of food/water. Since daughters stay with their mothers for life while sons disperse, knowledge is transmitted matrilineally through generations
>>5057844How would that work with orcas? Males can't be any dumber or less experienced than females.
>>5057790Male orcas are mommas boys. Thats literally it
>>5057804A random twitter poster making things up for clicks is not a biologist
>>5057980Orcas are a bit of a unique case in that male orcas stay by their mother for pretty much their entire lives. Mother orcas invest a disproportionate amount of time and effort into raising just a single male offspring as opposed to females
Male elephants mostly live on their own, females travel on herds
>>5058031That's really cute
>>5057790Young males usually get kicked out/leaves from their family and form bachelor groups with other young males where they mature togetherOlder dominant males usually live solitary lives, occasionally joining the bachelor groups to teach them when it's not mating seasonIn the case of the orca though, they stay with their mommy their entire lives(Mammals usually do this, especially gorillas, sperm whales, seals and elephants)>>5057980Female orcas reach menopause early (around 40yrs, so they spent all the rest of their time teaching their podmates) and live a decade or two longer than male orcas
>>5057790Orca mothers spend more time providing for their sons, even into adulthood because the daughters stay within the pod and create more competition for food while the son simply fucks orcas from passing pods and does not create more competition within the pod itself. It's the grandchildren strategy.
