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| Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 12:09pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Why is it that most predators normally don't attack humans? Because, over an evolutionary time span, eating humans has been seriously bad news. If you eat a gazelle, the other gazelles run away. If you try to eat a baby monkey the monkey group may try to defend it but if you succeed nothing much will happen. If you eat a human, people will come after you with spears and arrows. They will kill not just you but members of your family and even other members of your species. They will not forget. They will continue to kill your species for years. How does evolution solve this problem? You evolve not to eat humans. Why did humans evolve such lousy fighting/defence abilities and speed compared to other wild animals We wouldn’t last a day in the wild without a weapon. Humans are the most terrifying predator on earth. There’s a reason we killed our way to the top of the food chain on all 7 continents. Here are our evolved characteristics that make us so terrifying. Speed :Humans aren’t great in a sprint, but we can run forever. We shed most our hair for better heat management. We evolved sweat glands for same reason. Our hips are optimized for energy efficient movement and we hunt in packs. If we start pursuing you, we will never stop. 8 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 12:11pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Vision :Human eyes are incredible. While we don’t have range of an eagle, or the night vision of a cat we still have some of the finest eyes in the animal kingdom. We can see over 8 million shades of color, fine detail up close and motion or light dozens of miles away. Communication Humans are capable of a wide range of sounds and volumes. We’ve developed languages to convey complex details of plans and the positions of targets and we can shout them across a distance or whisper them as we stalk. We also can build tools to extend our communication range much farther than our bodies can on their own. Intelligence Speaking of our penchant for tools. Human brains grant us all kinds of advantages. We can develop complex hunting plans. Observe our prey and learn their weaknesses or the times and places where they’re vulnerable. We can build traps and weapons, not just to increase our capabilities, but to target specific weaknesses of our prey. 7 Likes
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Zonefree(m): 12:12pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by ThreeEyedRaven: 12:12pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Try making yourself available to them lemme check something 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 12:15pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Writing While we’re on the subject of externalizing our abilities, we can write down what we learn. This lets us pass hard earned knowledge about the weaknesses of other animals, or the ways to build weapons and traps from generation to generation. Writing is one of the main reasons we went from this 1 Like
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 12:15pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
To this within a very short time we learnt about technology 2 Likes
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 12:21pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
If you took all our tools away, burned our libraries and made us start from scratch, most us would die in the food shortage that followed, but the survivors would rebuild it all over the next few thousand years. And we’d still be the most terrifying predators on earth. 5 Likes
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by dawnomike(m): 12:57pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Interesting... 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Vitamin17(m): 1:32pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Yes and I totally agree with your other theory as regards intelligence I think is the most vital point up there, just envisage lower animals on par with our level of intelligence it would have been a game changer for them 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by BuddhaPalm(m): 2:14pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Vitamin17: Even if they become as intelligent, they lack opposable thumbs and fine-motor control. 1 Like |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 2:20pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
BuddhaPalm:The opposable thumps yes , especially them , this along with Intelligence , consciousness of being makes humans.....humans. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by MJBOLT: 2:24pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
if they acquire human intelligence,they will find a way around it. BuddhaPalm: 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by LordIsaac(m): 2:30pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Visit a lion's den today, let's confirm if they've held family meeting not to harm humans  4 Likes |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Judioro: 2:41pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
BuddhaPalm:You took the words right out of my mouth |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Vitamin17(m): 3:01pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
BuddhaPalm: Chimpanzee, orangutan, gorilla etc have opposable thumbs maybe except fine-motor control they can solve that if they are as intelligent as homo sapiens don't you think so? � |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Vitamin17(m): 3:02pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
MJBOLT: Exactly |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by RoyalBoutique(m): 3:43pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Ok then, go stand in front of a lion and show it this your nairaland post. 1 Like |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Karleb(m): 5:09pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
The only thing we have over these animals is nothing but our intelligence. Venom, zero. Sharp claw, zero. Speed, zero. Fur, close to zero. Strength, minimum. Subsonic ability, zero. Supersonic ability, zero. 6 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 6:09pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Vitamin17:it will be... Good thing evolution gave us big brains  , we have one of the biggest brains in relation to our size . |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 6:11pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
LordIsaac:I thought god gave us dominion over all animals |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 6:12pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Karleb:Arnt you glad to be Human |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Karleb(m): 6:18pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
TheSourcerer: I am. I'm glad I'm on top of the food chain by chance but aside from my intelligence, I know I am as weak as ***k. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by TheSourcerer: 6:34pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Karleb:thanks to technology we would even get lazier , You know it will affect our evolution sowhow right ? Just in a few centuries we walked the Earth we have literilly removed ourselves from our Natural habitat and changed almost everything around us |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by HYDEEE: 6:40pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Karleb:I just show that the human intelligence supersedes all these abilities you listed. Of what use are those abilities if you keep getting outwitted by "weaker" animals which only possess high intellect as their only ability. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by HYDEEE: 6:42pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
TheSourcerer:Yes o, but nor go try lion 1v1 e get why  3 Likes
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Vitamin17(m): 6:42pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
TheSourcerer: That's right |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Karleb(m): 6:46pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
HYDEEE: Yes. I acknowledged this. But the OP was writing wetin I no understand about speed, eye sight and whatnot. A bear will outrun any human and if you climb a tree, bad news. Bear can climb too. A baby human is useless and can starve to death if you don't feed it within its first 4 years. A baby snake can kill an adult human. 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by delzbaba(m): 7:19pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Yes its true,next time you see a lion do this 1 Like 2 Shares
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| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by HYDEEE: 7:20pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Karleb:What the op said is true, it is no longer news that we have these abilities. My main ish is the human physical weakness, as op said advance in technology has made humans generally weaker I think it is still dependant individually, you can't be performing non taxing activities like coding 24\7 and expect to have the strength of a bear. While we no longer run down big games or battle others for survival that doesn't mean current humans are useless physically, if you get watch some sports or events you will see that humans are capable of impressive feats of strength even in this modern era. As for the infants not only humans but other animals spend years before they are capable of surviving by themselves. 3 Likes |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by michlins(m): 9:50pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Karleb:our ancestors hunted animals by chasing them until the animals get exhausted and stop running. That was before we developed the ability to throw sticks and set traps. That's when we started losing our strength and then our brain power started expanding into ways we can catch a hunt without help 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by Enceladus(m): 10:28pm On Mar 22, 2022 |
Because they evolved to fear us. It is now instinct for them to fear us the same way sex and many other biological processes are done instinctively. |
| Re: Why Is It That Most Predators Normally Don't Attack Humans? by cayorday89(m): 6:26am On Mar 23, 2022 |
HYDEEE: This is a confirmation that aside the intelligence, which tells us when to run and hide for our own safety when it's a 1vs1 situation, we also have the numbers advantage against them, i.e we most times go to attack them in numbers and with the use of weapons. |
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