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To: Tallguy

The question is not whether you as an individual could survive an attack by a wolfpack. The question I posed is whether you could outrun a dog in a marathon.

Even a modern American jogger can run a dog to death on a summer day. Dog's can't get rid of the heat fast enough. the same is true of nearly all four-legged mammals.

Being hairless has advantages.


84 posted on 09/20/2006 11:53:45 AM PDT by js1138 (The absolute seriousness of someone who is terminally deluded.)
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To: js1138
Being hairless has advantages.

And disadvantages; like sunburn, sun poisoning, exposure, and frostbite. Seems like those would present a greater handicap than the ability to lose heat more quickly in a warm environment only while running.

100 posted on 09/20/2006 12:44:58 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: js1138
Even a modern American jogger can run a dog to death on a summer day. Dog's can't get rid of the heat fast enough. the same is true of nearly all four-legged mammals.

I see your point, but it probably misses a larger truth. Humans would probably be carrying, or escorted by the young, old & infirm. Now from a population standpoint, the canine strategy of pushing their prey makes complete sense. It's the old joke about how fast do you have to run to escape a hungry bear. Answer: faster than you.

You or I may be able to outdistance a single dog, but dogs taking turns sprinting at you, attempting to hamstring you might succeed, since all they have to do is revert to a trot after an individual foray to stay in the hunt. We, on the other had, would have to maintain the pace regardless of injury or exhaustion.

101 posted on 09/20/2006 12:45:02 PM PDT by Tallguy (The problem with this war is the name... You don't wage war against a tactic.)
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