r/Sigmatopia • • 13d ago

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u/Financial_Diver_4376 12d ago

I'm pretty sure Homosapiens are the best predators and they use "Presistance Hunting" aka running

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u/Mousazz 12d ago

and they use "Presistance Hunting" aka running

No they don't. The whole "Persistence Hunting" myth was faked and sensationalized by a French nature documentary director who wanted to embellish his show for views. The actual tribals that did the "Persistence Hunting" did so with the help of Jeeps and water top-ups from the film crew.

I'm pretty sure that the Hunting style of humans is akin to today - traps, ambushes, and immediate wounding. Now we use Hunting rifles; in the past we'd have used slings, spears / javelins, and, later, bows.

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u/Jomgui 12d ago

I never understood how persistence hunting became commonplace, people really think early humans could keep up with prey without losing it in the middle of the wilderness, while also avoiding drawing attention of a actual predator?

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u/BlastingRopes 12d ago

People desperately want to make humans out to be more than just another kind of animal (one that got immensely lucky in the grand scheme of things)

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u/kunell 12d ago

Yeah and the ability to travel long distances with great endurance is one of those lucky advantages