Jane Goodall explained it years ago, after studying Chimpanzees in the wild.
The Chimp that made the most noise, by screaming and rattling bushes was made the leader..............
They pulled my post. I guess reality is only allowed against certain religions.
I’ll go find a Muslim thread...
There is something in that, actually. The troop is only interested in what territory and food they can take from someone else, and if a noisly leader can get the other side to back down it's fine. If the other side takes him out, well no loss. He was unpleasant to live with anyway.