Not really actually. Show me a chimpanzee that can run a marathon.
Almost all of a human's strength is in its legs and a lot of that is wrapped up in endurance as well.
Sure animals are stronger. No land animal is faster over long distance.
Not really actually. Show me a chimpanzee that can run a marathon.
Almost all of a human's strength is in its legs and a lot of that is wrapped up in endurance as well.
Sure animals are stronger. No land animal is faster over long distance.
I was watching a lecture last night on anthropogeny, a newly emerging field of study.
The lecturer mentioned that it takes three grown men to hold down a small chimp.
Note: they are not chasing him down, they are holding him down. I think my comment above is not contradicted by early humans' adaptations to grasslands, and probably persistence hunting, leading to the capability for long distance running.