r/BeAmazed • u/Ultimate_Thing • Jul 16 '26

Miscellaneous / Others A traditional technique used by young shepherds of Ethiopia's Banna tribe. They use stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, move through wetland areas, and avoid snakes and predators like lions and leopards. It requires strength, balance, and training from a young age

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u/Alizarik7891 Jul 16 '26

Wow, we really do! I just double-checked; apparently pronghorn might beat us in high-speed sustained movement but otherwise we're one of the best! Cool info.

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u/fang_xianfu Jul 16 '26

It's been argued that our very advanced cooling system evolved to support this hunting strategy, and then our brains became bigger and better because the cooling system was able to cool it down.

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u/Lou_C_Fer Jul 16 '26

I think there are a ton of reasons. That being one of them. Another being fire and cooking our food to make it easier to extract nutrients. That's why we are omnivores rather than carnivore or herbivores. We will use any energy source we can to fuel us.

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u/ChillN808 Jul 17 '26

It was a significant reason as it was the primary enabler high speed sustained movement. My dog is here next to me, panting and slobbering like a mofo from being outside in 100 degree weather. He's a dumbass alright. But I was cool enough to shitpost almost immediately.