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I think clever hunting should not require alot of running, as a human.
by brendawalsh 6y ago
I think clever hunting should not require alot of running, as a human.
- Kuinox 6y agoHumans were good at long distance running hunting
- basicplus2 6y agoHumans can out run and hunt down most animals because we evolved hairless sweating for cooling. (Persistance hunting) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting
- User23 6y agoI've always thought the Human/Wolf tag team must have been really frustrating for all the other animals. The two most successful persistence hunting species teaming up would be pretty lame for the prey species.
- hanniabu 6y agoLike playing a game against a pro "this isn't even fair" throws controller
- josefx 6y agoHowever that doesn't require being faster than Usain Bolt and actually works because we are better at long distance running than short sprints.
- ahmedfromtunis 6y agoIn Hooked, Nir Eyal talked about a tribe in South Africa whose members hunt a particular animal (I forgot its name) by running behind it for 8 hours straight.
- manmal 6y agoUsually, that was rather a mix of walking, walking fast, and the occasional jog. The animal just broke down from exhaustion in the end, exactly _because_ it had been running all day.
- hanniabu 6y agoThis works for many larger animals. Humans have the benefit of being able to sweat and regulate our body temperature efficiently so all we need to do it chase the animal until it overheats and is exhausted. I'm not sure of the animal you were hearing about, but for many animals this would be way less than 8hrs (probably even as little as 10 minutes, maybe less).