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'''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[beta]]''', and '''[[omega]]''' are names for animals of different rank in a hierarchy. [[Alpha|Alphas]] are the most dominant and [[Omega|omegas]] the least dominant animals. | '''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[beta]]''', and '''[[omega]]''' are names for animals of different rank in a hierarchy. [[Alpha|Alphas]] are the most dominant and [[Omega|omegas]] the least dominant animals. | ||
Other letters of the Greek alphabet are also used this way, e.g. | Other letters of the Greek alphabet are also used this way, e.g. ''gamma'' as the subordinate rank to beta animals. | ||
For simplicity, one often refers to all non-alpha animals as betas. | For simplicity, one often refers to all non-alpha animals as betas. | ||