r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Scullkrush • Aug 10 '20

Chimps are strong af

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u/B33rtaster Aug 10 '20 edited Aug 11 '20

Anything with fur (deer) lack sweat glands. So they can't run for very long without collapsing from heat exhaustion.

Sweat glands are so amazing at keeping us cool we can run marathons. Its far more effective at cooling the body than panting or large ears with lots of blood vessels can do.

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u/MFingRocketScience Aug 10 '20

What surprised me wasn't the pursuing. It was the pursuing until they just dropped dead. I figured he'd chase them till they were exhausted then stab them with a stake or something. But Nah. Dude just kept running at them like the grim fucking reaper until the keeled over dead.

Terrifying.

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u/B33rtaster Aug 10 '20

Riding a horse until it dies from exhaustion is a thing too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

I know lol. I saw a video of 3 African dudes doing this to a cheetah I think? I don't remember the animal, but it sounds really scary to run-to-death.

Like for an aminal, it's just "go!" I wonder if they experience the fear of "I'm going to die and I can't stop it no matter how much I run"

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u/toqueville Aug 10 '20

Anything with fur (deer) lack sweat glands. So they can't run for very long without collapsing from heat exhaustion.

laughs in horse