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I wonder if they were hunting hippos, or if they scavenged the bone from a carcass. Hunting hippos must either be an act of extreme confidence, or extreme des
by catalogia 6y ago
I wonder if they were hunting hippos, or if they scavenged the bone from a carcass. Hunting hippos must either be an act of extreme confidence, or extreme desperation.
- prennert 6y agoHumans have hunted mammoths and other dangerous animals with low tech weapons and a lot of ingenuity, planning and teamwork. So I would not be surprised if it was extreme confidence.
- catalogia 6y agoThey often used things like cliffs to help hunt mammoths though, right? Seems a trickier thing to accomplish with hippos, although I suppose you could lure them away from the water. Planning and teamwork must have been key.
- JackFr 6y agoAlong with a higher tolerance for risk.
- arrosenberg 6y agoDig a pit, fill it with sharp sticks, and cover with branches and brush. Then all you have to do is taunt a hippo into charging.
- netcan 6y agoI think this whole line of thinking is wrong. People are incredible hunters, those that specialize in hunting. Crafty, dangerous, innovative. We have plenty of modern examples of people hunting dangerous animals with very basic tools. An average lion pride can't kill an elephant. A specialized lion pride can. Humans are like this, but way more. Way, way more. My default assumption is "these people knew how to hunt hippos." A neighboring band may not have.