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[–] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, we're what's known as persistence hunters. The main thing limiting animals in distance is overheating, and Humans have the best cooling system in the entire animal kingdom with our entire bodies covered in sweat glands and little hair to hold in heat. We're designed not to be the fastest, or the strongest, but to outlast. We chase our prey until it gives up from exhaustion.

Probably a big part of why we evolved intelligence is that it's important to be able to track your prey as a persistence hunter. Being able to notice patterns like a snapped branch means the prey went that way, or recognizing animal prints would have played a huge part in who survived so it was selected for.