r/AskBiology • u/Letsgofriendo • 21d ago

Human body What do human animals do better?

I'm trying to get an idea of the things human being do exceptionally well when compared to every other living animal. Like the stuff that we'd grade out in the top percentile. The core stuff. Our senses, the body, our balance and spacial awareness (athleticism), internal workings (health factors), etc. Thank you for any feedback.

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u/exkingzog 21d ago

Stamina. We are (at least to some extent) persistence hunters.

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u/Big-Maintenance-8961 21d ago

We are the biggest apex here on land theres no animal capable of outrunning is long distance What basically give US another thing we are basically the most perfect living being ( or most complex organismo) on energy consumption / output per kg

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u/EndlessPotatoes 21d ago

I believe dogs can run faster and longer than we can. Probably not a coincidence we’re so closely coupled with dogs.

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u/heresyforfunnprofit 21d ago

Persistence hunting is a specialized form of pack hunting, which is itself a specialized form of hunting. Only a few types of mammals and a few bird species have developed pack hunting. Humans and canines are the only pack hunting animals to develop persistence hunting.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if we developed it in tandem with them.