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Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: TonyCannon posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 12:22pm  I agree. The main thing that separates "us" from "them" is our brains, not our speed. Humans are ridiculously slow when compared to the rest of the animal kingdom. When was the last time a hunter ran down a deer? Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: hroth posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 2:42pm  It's relatively easy for a hunter to run down a deer, over the course of a day. Again - deer are good for short distances, but dogs and people can jog all day long. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: TonyCannon posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 3:40pm  Dogs? You mean the creatures humans trained to hunt for them? I've never, ever heard of a hunter running down a deer under any circumstances. Actually, no one else has, either. Google search results: "hunting a deer with a knife" - 1 result "killing a deer with a knife" - 6 results "hunting a deer by hand" - 0 results "killing a deer by hand" - 5 results If it were relatively easy, wouldn't more people be doing it? Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: badger man posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 4:10pm  I've heard that the Kalahari bushmen hunt antelope on foot which we'd all agree are pretty fast. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: TonyCannon posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 5:26pm  Slight jogging and/or walking for 5 hours isn't what I'd call "running something down". And evolutionarily speaking, when was the last time someone in Steve Prefontaine's family had to run down an antelope in such a manner? If this were due to an evolutionary need, I'd think we'd have lost most of the Gift long, long ago. If anything, it's probably just a biological bi-product of our physiology; a coincidence. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: hroth posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 8:28pm  Family history form my Osage ancestors says that was done before we had horses. A number of old articles come up when I search 'can humans run down deer.' Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: luna1580 posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 8:45pm  tony, the most recent humans to hunt in this way are the tarahumara, an indigenous group from northern mexico. google them, or just follow any of the links i've added throughout this thread...... it's not "easy", but there is some evidence supporting it. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: hroth posted Sun, Sep 27 2009, 9:11pm  Apache, too - pick anyone late to get horses, or lived in areas where horses weren't so useful, like mountains. Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: Rangoon posted Tue, Sep 29 2009, 3:44pm  Tony the major means of adaptation for survival in humans is through the creation of artifacts. When was the last time a hunter ran down a deer? In what an f250 or a 4x4 quad artifact? Subject: Re: Man is evolutionarily adapted to running long distances From: lowredx posted Wed, Oct 7 2009, 12:27am  Ran down or ran over?

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