Players can fight with other males of the same pack and the winner will become the alpha male of the group. Once a player reaches alpha male status, they can acquire a special skill called Testosterone Boost which when activated gives an overall boost to their stats for a short period of time. This can be activated when the pack is under pressure from predators or when other males challenge the alpha for dominance of the pack. The catch is that this talent has a very long cooldown time and if crafty players can prolong the fight with the alpha it will eventually wear of.
Females in the herd can reach a similar state of dominance called Matriarch. However, instead of fighting to reach such a position like males, females slowly progress to this status by other peaceful methods such as caring for young, preparing nests, healing and taking care of wounded etc. Once the player reaches the matriarch status, the eggs laid by them and their resulting progeny will be significantly better than those from normal females as they will have higher resistance to bleed, infection, poison and the elements.