Comments on: Persistence hunting – humans running antelope to death

By: Its that time again « Quasi-Control

Its that time again « Quasi-Control — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:52:14 +0000

[...] the animal fainted from exhaustion. If this doesn’t sound plausible to you, there are still bushman who hunt this way [...]

By: spyros

spyros — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:13:58 +0000

I used to do this for fun as a “cruel kid” 30 years ago in our farm chasing chickens and dogs to the exhaustion. Therefore I definitely buy the theory that our ability for persistence hunting gave us a critical advantage over our competitors.

By: riz

riz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:28:26 +0000

theres a really good book all about distance running and the Tarahumara indians in mexico. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. it has a lot of new research on all aspects of running and a pretty cool story too.

By: Bachini

Bachini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:09:24 +0000

That's pretty freakin' cool!

By: clark

clark — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:48:18 +0000

Fascinating video and idea. Check out the video at 3:46 or so, where it shows slow motion of his feet as he lands. He lands on the balls of his feet, whereas most westerners land on the heel, which people are saying is really bad for your feet.

By: Persistence Hunt of a Male Kudu « Muszkiewicz Reader

Persistence Hunt of a Male Kudu « Muszkiewicz Reader — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:44:58 +0000

[...] this amazing short video via Alistair Pott’s post on “persistence hunting,” linked to from Tim Ferriss’s piece on Vibram Five [...]

By: alistairpott

alistairpott — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:08:35 +0000

The New York Times has an interesting article touching on this. It's about how humans seem to be evolved for long distance running.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27well...

By: alistairpott

alistairpott — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:08:35 +0000

The New York Times has an interesting article touching on this. It's about how humans seem to be evolved for long distance running.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/health/27well...

By: helena

helena — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:16:26 +0000

i saw that documentary too. incredable isnt it!!
it also said that another of our advantages is that we can carry water with us, alimals have to actually find water, then stop to drink it. They also have to stop to cool down, whereas humans can sweat to keep cool.
haha. wish i was that fit!

By: vidyut

vidyut — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:29:58 +0000

Incredible, yet fits in with what instinct tells me. I've done a lot of walking, and never really tired from it. Used to seem incredible to people, but it makes sense now. It was strange (still is, though I don't walk as much). Walking fast/running for shorter periods is tougher for me than walking round the clock (with nomadic horsemen).