According to political scientist and president of the Institute of European Policy Making, Catherine De Vries, the president-elect is the shining star of the Alpha Male stereotype: a hyper-masculine ...

A study published in 2011 provided one of the first clues that being an alpha male comes with a cost. The research, led by ...

Among baboons, alpha males pay a high price for dominance In baboon society, males occupy a central position, and intense competition determines access to both females for mating and food resources.

The dominant male in a group also jealously guards his right ... which revealed a striking pattern: Compared with non-leaders, alpha males had significantly higher levels of glucocorticoids. When ...

A few things come to mind when we imagine the "alpha male" type. They're the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls.