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by p_ing 393 days ago
> As endurance hunters

There's no evidence for this.

But everyone should walk a little bit if only for the mental health benefits.

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There’s actually a good amount of evidence for this. Here’s a basic look but you can dig in to other sources that will expand on how we know this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting

Lol yes there is. You can find people alive today who still do it.

We used to do it as children on the ranch. Running down sheep and cows is easy. Deer just take more time.