Re:Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek
by dragonwriter on Monday July 01, 2019 @07:45PM
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Humans have the pretty nearly the best long-distance speed of any land animal, lots of things can out sprint us (which is bad for us if they are preying on us), but very few can evade sustained stalking by humans (which is bad for them if we're preying on them.)
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Re:Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek
by mrec on Monday July 01, 2019 @07:55PM
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True, but persistence hunting evolved in a hot climate. (Which is why we have other adaptations such as mostly-hairly skin to facilitate sweating.) Persistence hunting in the Arctic without the coat you're trying to catch would be a rather different matter.