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That would be spear hunting. Endurance hunting is where you jog steadily after a faster animal, never allowing it to catch its breath and cool off, until it col

That would be spear hunting. Endurance hunting is where you jog steadily after a faster animal, never allowing it to catch its breath and cool off, until it collapses from exhaustion. Humans have the best long-distance endurance of any land animal in the world, at least in hot dry environments; it's why we have so little hair and so many sweat glands, among other things. There are still African savanna tribes that successfully practice endurance hunting.

singleshot_ 2y ago
Say, isn't this is the opposite of the conclusion of the article?
- PhasmaFelis 2y ago
  No idea, since the "article" is an hour-long podcast with no option to read it. But I'd venture to guess that "Scott Carrier is incapable of running down an antelope" does not imply "humans are incapable of endurance hunting, full stop."
- CuriousCosmic 2y ago
  No. The podcast focuses more on the fact that a lot of it is just very difficult for people adapted to modern life. It involves a lot of skills that need to be honed (tracking, long distance jogging, planning, coordination without tech, herding, not getting injured by other wildlife in the process, etc) and it requires strategic planning ahead of time. It's not to say that it's impossible, just that it's a skill that takes over a decade (part time) to do in a way that you have a decent chance of succeeding at. If however this was all you did day in and day out and you had someone experienced guiding you through the process each day, it'd probably take half the time and you'd be successful at the end.
morepork 2y ago
I have read that ostriches can outrun humans as they have a much better running economy due to being able to store more elastic energy in their steps.
- chrisco255 2y ago
  This is probably true but ostriches are also one of the few two legged runners on the planet.
chrisco255 2y ago
Endurance and spear hunting are not mutually exclusive techniques, they are the same. The African tribes that endurance hunt use spears to make the kill. It's quite difficult to get within spear striking distance of an antelope without a long chase.

singleshot_ 2y ago

Say, isn't this is the opposite of the conclusion of the article?

PhasmaFelis 2y ago
No idea, since the "article" is an hour-long podcast with no option to read it. But I'd venture to guess that "Scott Carrier is incapable of running down an antelope" does not imply "humans are incapable of endurance hunting, full stop."
CuriousCosmic 2y ago
No. The podcast focuses more on the fact that a lot of it is just very difficult for people adapted to modern life. It involves a lot of skills that need to be honed (tracking, long distance jogging, planning, coordination without tech, herding, not getting injured by other wildlife in the process, etc) and it requires strategic planning ahead of time. It's not to say that it's impossible, just that it's a skill that takes over a decade (part time) to do in a way that you have a decent chance of succeeding at. If however this was all you did day in and day out and you had someone experienced guiding you through the process each day, it'd probably take half the time and you'd be successful at the end.

morepork 2y ago

I have read that ostriches can outrun humans as they have a much better running economy due to being able to store more elastic energy in their steps.

chrisco255 2y ago
This is probably true but ostriches are also one of the few two legged runners on the planet.

chrisco255 2y ago

Endurance and spear hunting are not mutually exclusive techniques, they are the same. The African tribes that endurance hunt use spears to make the kill. It's quite difficult to get within spear striking distance of an antelope without a long chase.