Miqo'te aren't animals, they are people. You can tell they aren't animals because animals do not reason and do not have culture, two things Miqo'te have.
Considering that Miqo'te are more animal than human would be akin to finding a real world culture and comparing them with monkeys because, hey, we humans kinda look like apes, right?
As such, any feelings an individual could have towards being the 'top cat' or having multiple mates or multiple offsprings are cultural in nature. A person can go against his instincts depending on how he thinks about them, how his culture defines them and on personal history. The reason Miqo'te society has polygamy isn't because of natural instinct (though I guess we could argue that any man would like having a lot of women), but because males are rare. And because males are rare, their society has formed around them having many mates/wives so that their numbers don't dwindle.
So, basically? Miqo're are driven by instinct just as much as humans are.
Considering that Miqo'te are more animal than human would be akin to finding a real world culture and comparing them with monkeys because, hey, we humans kinda look like apes, right?
As such, any feelings an individual could have towards being the 'top cat' or having multiple mates or multiple offsprings are cultural in nature. A person can go against his instincts depending on how he thinks about them, how his culture defines them and on personal history. The reason Miqo'te society has polygamy isn't because of natural instinct (though I guess we could argue that any man would like having a lot of women), but because males are rare. And because males are rare, their society has formed around them having many mates/wives so that their numbers don't dwindle.
So, basically? Miqo're are driven by instinct just as much as humans are.
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