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For alpha male baboons, being a feminine man comes at a price.

An alpha male baboon closely monitors a fertile female in southern Kenya’s Amboseli Basin. Credit: Susan Alberts, Duke University When you think of the type of alpha male, several things come to mind. They are the ones who have the decision-making power to grab all the girls. But, at least in the case of baboons, the mighty and powerful alpha…