Compting for status (like in humans) has only to do with survival and
reproduction.  The more status, the higher the chance your offspring
will surivive.
Only natural and logical every species does that.

Christy

P & L Ventura wrote:

>I would like to agree with all five, but how do we know dolphins don't
>have some sort of religion?  Come to think of it, don't they compete for
>status (career searching), like most mammals?
>
>Lois
>(Never ate a dolphin...yet:-)
>(Thinks most other species are smarter than us, regardless of cranial
>capacity!)
>
>>>>Paul: "No dishes, ironing, banking, career searching, religion."
>>>>
>>>I agree with the other four wholeheartedly, but I hope in describing a
>>>
>>dolphin's
>>
>>>lack of religion as a positive characteristic that you aren't equating
>>>"religion" with belief in a loving and merciful God.
>>>
>>>Jim Swayze
>>>
>>>
>