Brains over brawn.

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With most mammals, the biggest and most aggressive males claim the alpha role and reign supreme. But a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests that, at least among chimpanzees, smaller, more mild-mannered males can also use political behavior to secure the top position. After 10 years of observing dominant male chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, observers concluded that smaller, gentler males gained broad support, not through physical attacks like...