What is a pecking order?

 

                 Among animals that live in groups, one becomes the clear leader. In chickens, this means that one bird dominates all of the other birds. The next one down in the ‘pecking order’ can dominate all except the leader, and so on, until the bird at the bottom of this process can he bullied by the entire flock. This can also be seen in families with dogs. The dog remains at the bottom of the pecking order, and submits to the human members of the family. Sometimes an aggressive dog tries to raise its status by snarling at a new baby that threatens its position in the family.

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