Possible persistence hunters Some members of the human lineage, including Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo sapiens. (more) persistence hunting human predation Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/persistence-hunting Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/persistence-hunting Also known as: endurance hunting Written by Teagan Wolter Teagan Wolter is Associate Editor of Anthropology at Encyclopædia Britannica. Teagan Wolter Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Oct 21, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Also called: endurance hunting (Show more) Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question persistence hunting, a form of hunting in which a hunter drives prey to exhaustion with a combination of walking and running, usually in a hot environment. A number of instances of persistence hunting have been noted among modern hunter-gatherer groups. Some scholars argue that persistence hunting played an important role in human evolution, a hypothesis known as the endurance-running hypothesis. The practice is enabled by, and could further advantage, several adaptations of the human body, such as sweating, a relative lack of body hair compared with other apes, arched feet, and a long Achilles tendon. Others argue that persistence hunting ...(100 of 830 words)

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