> I can't think of many tasty animals that man can actually keep up with
"Long-distance" doesn't have to imply "in a straight line", keep in mind. If we can herd prey in arbitrary directions, we can have other members of our tribe stationed where we're herding them, turning the marathon into either a pincer trap or a relay race.
Cool, would love to read through that. I feel like I got a solid understanding of this sort of topic based on the position that was popular a decade or so ago, and then haven't really kept up with the debate since then.
"Long-distance" doesn't have to imply "in a straight line", keep in mind. If we can herd prey in arbitrary directions, we can have other members of our tribe stationed where we're herding them, turning the marathon into either a pincer trap or a relay race.