[NicknamedBob]

"... if the human can't endure like that, or out run the bear or tiger in a sprint, then bear or tiger poop it is. Endurance is meaningless if you can't avoid the short term dangers."

Humans are endurance runners and winners, in the chase; in running down the prey. As such, any animal they pick will ultimately fall if they are also skillful trackers.

For humans as prey animals, on the other hand, running is no defense.

[mamelukesabre]

Add to that man’s prowess as a pack animal, and his communication skills, and his tools...you have a creature that is nearly a deity in comparison to the rest of the animal kingdom. I’m referring to primitive man. present day man probably is a deity in comparison to the rest of the animal kingdom.

Dogs/wolves are second place. I would put lions in third place. They are pack critters but they lack endurance. They seem to make up for it with pure physical power and lightning speed over short distances.

The day that man teamed up with dogs sealed the fate of lions.

[Natural Law]

"For humans as prey animals, on the other hand, running is no defense."

You don't have to able to outrun the tiger, only one slower member of your pack.

[ColdWater]

Lots of words and opinions. Not data. Dismissed.