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Recent research supports the theory that humans evolved as endurance runners to effectively hunt large prey, a trait highlighted in historical accounts and reinforced by modern mathematical models, suggesting a deep-rooted significance in human survival and social structure. Credit: SciTechDaily.comHuman endurance running capabilities are exceptional among mammals, linked to evolutionary traits for persistence hunting.
“And then secondly, we have some examples of contemporary hunter-gatherers practicing endurance pursuits but probably less than a dozen cases,” he said. “For the skeptics, endurance pursuits can’t have been that important to hunting evolution in the Paleolithic if it’s not that important to hunter-gatherers now.
This cooperation during endurance pursuit hunting hints at a social element related to running in humans. According to Winterhalder, exhibiting such athletic prowess could have been a way for males to showcase their value among the community, elevating their social status or chances of finding mates.
Since his graduate student days at Cornell University, Winterhalder has specialized in adapting mathematical models devised by biologists for calculating the value of pursuing game versus the time and energy costs. Winterhalder hopes the research will generate more interest in the scientific community about the origins of our running gait and, possibly, why some people find the activity to be incredibly satisfying, à la the proverbial “runner’s high.”
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