Re: Humans as scavengers

On 10 Jan 2007 08:50:06 -0800
snikers000@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hey all,

I was wondering if you could resolve an argument for me. I was talking
to a friend about the natural diet of humans. It was my stance that
humans have a rather robust digestive system as compared to most
animals, and are capable of eating food that's considerably ripened
beyond that which most animals can eat. I went on to say that we were
gatherers much more than we were hunters, and that we were scavengers
beyond anything else.

My friend's stance was that we have no tolerance for semi-rotten meat,
and that we hunted far more than we gathered.

First of all, am I terribly, terribly wrong? Secondly, if I am in fact
correct, could any of you point me towards some peer-reviewed articles
or proof I can use to back up my point?

I think that you are right an wrong. I have seen dogs and cats eat
road kill that was most certainly old enough to make us pretty sick.
However, being a scavenger doesn't necessarily mean eating rotten
meat. We might very well have scavenged off the leftovers of big cats
and wolves.


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