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"exhaustion chase" never lasted that long, I don't remember the times exactly but animals that don't sweat are exhausted pretty quickly, a couple hours at most.
by jmnicolas 4y ago
"exhaustion chase" never lasted that long, I don't remember the times exactly but animals that don't sweat are exhausted pretty quickly, a couple hours at most.
- 988747 4y agoIt took just 4 miles (approximately 40 minutes) to wear off some cheetahs: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-24953910 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-24953910 The hotter the weather, the easier this gets.
- aliqot 4y agoand the effort to track these animals sometimes could take a long time and a lot of foot travel
- jstarfish 4y agoDoesn't make any sense to me either. Not a biologist, but AFAIK animals known for being sprinters are able to outperform you in bursts, with refractory periods of extreme exhaustion and vulnerability. Especially if already wounded. You turn the chase into a game of hide-and-seek. Small fish/shrimp can appear to "teleport" since they dart away so quickly, but if you harass them enough, you exhaust them into a state of shock. It's no longer a chase, it's a harvest. Even in manhunting, you get nowhere chasing the subject since you move at the same speed and the element of uncertainty tilts in their favor. So you try to anticipate where they're going and ambush them there. You turn the chase into a trap. We're apex predators for a reason. Exhaustion chases don't make sense.