Anonymous
7/12/2025, 5:33:22 AM No.5015155
Are there animals who are democratic in nature, maybe hyraxes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPFhuOsvQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPFhuOsvQ4
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 5:36:18 AM No.5015156
>>5015155 (OP)
>Hyraxes that live in more "egalitarian" groups, in which social associations are spread more evenly among group members, survive longer.[28] In addition, hyraxes are the first nonhuman species in which structural balance was described. They follow "the friend of my friend is my friend" rule, and avoid unbalanced social configurations.[29] The balance of social interactions within a group is positively correlated to individual longevity, meaning that "it is not the number or strength of associations that an adult individual has (i.e. centrality) that is important, but the overall configuration of social relationships within the group."[30] The reason for such a balanced group configuration, rather than one that is centrally dominated by a few individual hyraxes, was suggested to have to do with the fact that information flow to all members is important in a fragmented habitat as that of the hyrax, making a dominance hierarchy a liability for the survival of the group at large.
>Hyraxes that live in more "egalitarian" groups, in which social associations are spread more evenly among group members, survive longer.[28] In addition, hyraxes are the first nonhuman species in which structural balance was described. They follow "the friend of my friend is my friend" rule, and avoid unbalanced social configurations.[29] The balance of social interactions within a group is positively correlated to individual longevity, meaning that "it is not the number or strength of associations that an adult individual has (i.e. centrality) that is important, but the overall configuration of social relationships within the group."[30] The reason for such a balanced group configuration, rather than one that is centrally dominated by a few individual hyraxes, was suggested to have to do with the fact that information flow to all members is important in a fragmented habitat as that of the hyrax, making a dominance hierarchy a liability for the survival of the group at large.