Sample Rerponse 3

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The reading says that dominance hierarchies exist to maintain order and resolve conflicts in animal groups.

The professor discusses how baboons use dominance hierarchies to maintain order through a ranking system.

There is a dominant male baboon in each group, and the lesser ranked baboons follow what he does.

The professor then says that dominance hierarchies help baboons manage conflicts over scarce resources.

This is important for baboons on the savanna because food is rarer.

Therefore, according to the professor, a strong dominant leader needs to be in control to manage resources and aggression.

Conversely, the professor explains that the role of the dominant male in forest baboon groups is less defined because food there is more common.