Thread:Love Robin/@comment-29997589-20160919042725/@comment-366087-20161105184214

People tend to forget that animal species—indeed, any group—are ALSO made up of individuals. Which is why statements like "individuals are smart, people are stupid" sounds so profound.

My dogs love me and my family. They will be leery of strangers, barking and perhaps even attack them. And yet, there also exists among them a Pecking Order. While I am the Alpha of the family dog "pack", among themselves there is one who is the Beta, the one who the rest look to for examples. However that Beta, in fact even an Alpha, does not have to have the best interests of the pack at heart. Hell even Owners do not always treat their pets the optimal way.

Why? Because Groups are comprised of Individuals.

In other words, both TBO and Owen are the Alphas for their packs yet treat them differently. In addition, TBO was bloodthirsty because she was, ultimately, a velociraptor while Owen was not only Human but Humane. Make no mistake, what wasshisname had in mind for Owen's pack and or raptors in general, to utilize them as weaponized solders would hardly have been as humane as Owen treated them. Why? Because Wasshisname and Owen are individuals. Same as Own and TBO are individuals and therefore Alpha differently.