1.   As existing dominant males age so doubtless can the collaborative attacks of younger animals prove increasingly effective.

2.   Harem A typical mammalian grouping consists of one dominant male and a harem of females.

3.   Her father is Andy, the only adult dominant male in the Belfast group.

4.   If the pack has become too big and unmanageable, the dominant male must spend all his time trying to control it.

5.   In other groups, the dominant male gets most of the matings, and the other males are allowed an occasional copulation.

6.   Several dominant males could impregnate all the women and perpetuate the tribe.

7.   The dominant male faces the risk that adult males from the group will attack him.

8.   This arrangement requires a certain amount of restraint and co-operation on the part of the dominant males, but it clearly has compensatory advantages.

9.   This probably evolved from a harem system where the females combined forces to overpower and drive out the dominant male.

10.   With certain carnivores, only the dominant male copulates with the females.