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• shangxiao 12y ago
  There’s mounting evidence that our primitive ancestors would hunt large prey simply by following it at a walking pace, without sleep or rest, until it died of exhaustion; it’s called pursuit predation. Basically, we’re the Terminator. Isn't that how the bushman in The Gods must be Crazy hunted his prey?
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    • aetherson 12y ago
      The important factor is "without sleep." And, in fairness, it's not entirely about "just walking." Though it's counterintuitive, humans really do have more endurance than most large mammals. Here's a wikipedia on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting
      • tim333 12y ago
        I have not come across the "without sleep" thing before and the Wikipedia link does not seem to mention it. The Wikipedia persistence hunting is to jog after them under the midday sun until the prey overheats. That stuff you can see on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o
    • benaiah 12y ago
      Not so, actually - humans are one of the best at endurance walking out of all land animals. Trained humans regularly beat horses at long distance races - there's am annual one held in England, for example. I'd give links but I'm on mobile.
      • Zikes 12y ago
        We're the only "animal" that collects water to consume later and doesn't need to stop to drink. I think that's a major factor in endurance hunting - we can replenish hydration lost by sweat whereas others cannot.
        • aggronn 12y ago
          From wikipedia: > Although sweating is found in a wide variety of mammals, relatively few, such as humans and horses, produce large amounts of sweat in order to cool down. We don't beat them out necessarily because we can replenish more, but because we are much more efficient at cooling ourselves. Obviously water and tools helped us, but imagine trying to compete in a 5k wearing a rubber suit--you wouldn't come close to competing with those humans you're up against.
      • jimmaswell 12y ago
        Although ironically the locomotion is apparently not very efficient. I remember a good story where the efficiency of a human was compared to other animals and it was medicore, but on a bicycle it blew the animals out of the water, and it then said a computer was a bicycle for the mind. http://www.cyclelove.net/2013/03/steve-jobs-on-why-computers-are-like-a-bicycle-for-the-mind/ http://www.cyclelove.net/2013/03/steve-jobs-on-why-computers...
      • gabriel34 12y ago
        usually humans beat horses on high temperatures and vice-versa (we being better at getting rid of heat). I would like to know if these races allow for rehydration for both species, if humans run barefeet and if horses run with no cargo/horseshoes.
  • iLoch 12y ago
    That's how humans hunt their prey everywhere (before we had tools.)
  • jfb 12y ago
    It's called cursorial hunting; wolves do it as well.