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humans sweat but antelopes don't. this is part of what makes humans (and also wolves and some other social canids, and hyenas that pant instead) hilariously good at long distance running and so can just run or jog following a herd until antelopes collapse from heat exhaustion. this is called persistence hunting. this is also why we have domesticated wolves, probably
i'm pretty sure that there's a tribe or a couple of them that practice that form of hunting even today
that's how the story goes, anyway, whether it was actually a thing or a side product or misinterpretation is something else entirely
Mongolians still fuck with it as far as I know, also coupled with falcons
Now the most persistent hunting my dog and I do is to the kitchen to rummage for a snack.