JohnOfSheffield
Lifer
- Jun 26, 2007
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There is a theory now that humans evolved to be persistence hunters by developing a more advanced cooling system than other animals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_running_hypothesis
I'm not 100% sold on it though as it seems to be quite a difficult way of acquiring food compared with other techniques especially when you consider that we have an intelligence advantage over prey animals.
Be careful when you use the word theory, it implies that there is a large amount of evidence that supports a hypothesis that can be used to make predictions that are correct.
It also goes against the proven theory of the evolution of primates.
I'll say it's on par with Hovinds hypothesis of Dinosaurs being "Jesus horses".