Pursuit Predation. A uniquely human trait where hunting is less about outright killing the prey in question, and more of pushing them to their limits where they will collapse. Humans are unique in the fact that they can run for days on end without collapsing and dying. If you were to put humans and animals in a foot race, the Human would outdistance them over and over again, simply because we don't tire as quickly or as much as other animals.
Lions definitely don't do that, they'll pursue their prey across some pretty long distances depending on what they're chasing. Cheetahs are more debatable, but they definitely do more than sprint, again depending on what they're chasing.
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· 8 years ago
Yes but what I mean is that it's definitely not to the extent of what wolves and humans do
Pursuit predation in the sense that the goal isn't to kill it during the chase. it's make them die of exhaustion. Wolves and liions kill whilst chasing, this is waiting for it to practically die
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