It would be safer in general to just avoid groups
where aggressive males are present, yet the mothers of sons choose to do so anyway.
Not exact matches
The authors suggested that females may hunt in the more developed areas as part of a strategy to visit areas
where prey are abundant while avoiding encounters with
aggressive males.
There are plenty of species of animal that do have social hierarchies
where the strongest or most
aggressive male rises to the top, such as gorillas and chimpanzees, but canids like wolves and dogs generally don't operate like this.