Many (most?) predators don't chase over long distances, they ambush. Chasing is a waste of calories.
So what you're saying is take the high ground above a communial feeding/drinking area and use a heavy boulder to ambush from above, if in doubt there is a bottle neck which you can sprint down to (down hill) to cut off the stragglers.
Many (most?) predators don't chase over long distances, they ambush. Chasing is a waste of calories.
Apparently humans were designed to hunt prey over long distances though. I either read an article or watched a documentary that talks about it. There is still that one or two tribes in africa that chase down prey over super long distances. Also some evidence for this was that in endurance sports such as marathons the curve of performance evens out where youth isn't an advantage over the more elderly. So everyone could participate in this type of hunting. Pretty interesting shit.
Apparently humans were designed to hunt prey over long distances though. I either read an article or watched a documentary that talks about it. There is still that one or two tribes in africa that chase down prey over super long distances. Also some evidence for this was that in endurance sports such as marathons the curve of performance evens out where youth isn't an advantage over the more elderly. So everyone could participate in this type of hunting. Pretty interesting shit.
These say that endurance increases the older you get, while the ability for high speed declines.