Re: endurance running

Marc Verhaegen wrote:
> "Lee Olsen" <paleocity@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1126464503.629134.276160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/dcxyw
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> > > > > ?? head start of 80' - unlike the horse he could eat+drink -
> horse+jockey -- You're not claiming I hope that this contradicts what
> Stephen said??



Even a non-scientist like yourself surely can see the other half the
equation, although I can see it must repeated to you many times.
Ever hear of cooperative hunting? Even baboons can do it, see?
http://www.szgdocent.org/resource/pp/p-baboon.htm
"Their large size also allows them to overcome and kill, when hunting
in a group, larger prey such as gazelle kids."

If early Homo could only run 90% as fast as humans do today, the end
result would be the same, endurance and numbers will win the race.


>
> > > > I hope you are not claiming it is impossible for Homo to form a
> hunting group larger than one?
>
> > > The point is: how did they evolve that way, starting from an ape in a
> forest? Got it?
>
> > And you think all of Africa was one giant rain forest. Then, suddenly one
> day it became something else?
>
> ?? Who speaks about Africa?? Why do you believe our ancestors never left
> Africa?? As you know, the retrovirus data suggest they ancestors were absent
> from Africa 4-3 Ma.

As you know, dates obtained by genetics are simply estimates.

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