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 (DIR) Post #AJ9ABv96A9jNOwTT6W by stux@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T15:59:04Z
       
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       Huh! I just learned that we hoomans are one of the few if not the only animals who can run for 40KM straight!Ofc many other animals outrun us in a spring but long distance we rule! “Because we cool by sweating rather than panting, we can stay cool at speeds and distances that would overheat other animals.” NYTimes
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9ATUdvRESEPuGxqS by czhang03@mastodon.social
       2022-05-05T16:02:05Z
       
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       @stux is this because we used to migrate a lot?
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9AYOqsOfRfu6fbEm by pela0yakuza@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:02:41Z
       
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       @stux We after all, evolved to be "endurance hunters" Our entire body is designed tu run, not fast, but long, also we sweat ;)  We are indeed  "Born to run"
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9AaOFFcl1kbK1Io4 by Nimgimli@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:03:09Z
       
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       @stux We are the opposite of dwarves in that way, because as Gimli taught us, dwarves are natural sprinters!😋​
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9AchsBcQ8k3UKuqe by stux@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:03:36Z
       
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       @czhang03 I’m not sure :o
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9AeAFhagQWMU1xzs by madumius@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:03:36Z
       
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       @stux that's like our ecological niche, we ran down prey to exhaustion
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9AgAYnPtNXtbuxyS by cybeardjm@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:04:02Z
       
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       @stux yeah, except when heat + humidity levels are so high (heat bubbles/domes), that the body is not able to sweat anymore, and death takes a few hours...
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9AiErKP8G3o9ZZdA by FeiPaul@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:04:44Z
       
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       @stux And because we have such big butts! Thats what made us such great hunters and able to even out run gazelles!
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9CD1S4P1Nz9n08Tg by kevingranade@tech.lgbt
       2022-05-05T16:21:38Z
       
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       @stux I've been watching ridiculous amounts of nature documentaries with my kids, and it always strikes me as odd that they never feature all the cool things about humans. The big brain isn't the only thing we're good at, and in fact the big brain couldn't happen without our other abilities.Sweating is an outstanding ability humans have, along with the distance running it enables. Also our vision is pretty great. Finally there's digestion, we're amazingly omnivorous.
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9ESoMP2ldH620UQS by Basic_Bench@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T16:46:50Z
       
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       @stux Its always best to take these kinds of evolutionary categoricals with a grain of salt. Humans are also "Pack Hunters" and "Ambush Predators". We also carry our kills a loooong distance sometimes - much longer than other predators who will eat their fill and leave. Given all this, the estimates of successful hunting trips are like 2% and animal hides and bones are valuable tools. Likely hunting was less about food and more about acquiring status and pelts.
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9EkKQX4eDZTKI7dY by Grootinside@social.dev-wiki.de
       2022-05-05T16:49:47Z
       
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       @stux BiBo: 🤨​1. Ostrich. The world's biggest bird is also the best marathon runner on the planet. While the official world record marathon time for a human is just below 2 hours, 3 minutes, an ostrich could run a marathon in an estimated 45 minutes, according to Popular Mechanics.birdpower ✌️​ meep meep  😎​
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9FxxUvDkqoMnPKyW by theplaguedoc@mstdn.social
       2022-05-05T17:03:43Z
       
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       @stux Some hoomans, sure, but this one is happy to take the train instead...
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9IaJvCUuucpF7SRk by allenstenhaus@mastodon.xyz
       2022-05-05T17:33:06Z
       
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       @stux It's my understanding this is what made us great hunters in the African plains. We didn't have to be faster than our prey. We just chased it until it was too exhausted to go on.Of course, our manual dexterity & ability to make tools & weapons helped as well.
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ9M5BBjJluyZxG0LQ by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
       2022-05-05T18:12:29Z
       
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       @attilakinali @stux Horses, camels, and wolves/dogs all have better endurance than humans. Horses sweat too. Don't know about camels.
       
 (DIR) Post #APCLm8awuU02R33krw by philbert@mstdn.social
       2022-11-02T16:05:28Z
       
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       @stux Interesting is also the horse vs man marathon race:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_MarathonUsually a horse wins, but when the weather is unusually hot, a human wins.