Endurance predator? I did some edits on "superpredator" and "apex predator" in Wikipedia, and I insisted that the predatory team of "Homo tigris" and "Canis tigris" is as lethal as any single land predator, including Panthera tigris (tiger) or Ursus maritimus (polar bear), in much of the world. Dogs are as monstrous as any predators, and all that keeps them from being man-eaters is their good behavior.
Needless to say, our genetic material does not suit us well to being of the same size as bears. Longevity has its virtues, like living long enough to be grandparents or to take the grandparent role. The land animal closest to us in raw intelligence is the elephant, a creature that you do not want to contest in a war of wits. Elephants have a very long gestation period, and they have potential lifespans near ours... and they assume the grandparent role competently. But they are made for extreme bulk that makes them unsuitable prey for even lions and saltwater crocodiles.
I admit to having used those scooters -- when I had a gout attack. If you have never had a gout attack (it feels like a broken bone), you might not understand my need for the cart at the time.
Needless to say, our genetic material does not suit us well to being of the same size as bears. Longevity has its virtues, like living long enough to be grandparents or to take the grandparent role. The land animal closest to us in raw intelligence is the elephant, a creature that you do not want to contest in a war of wits. Elephants have a very long gestation period, and they have potential lifespans near ours... and they assume the grandparent role competently. But they are made for extreme bulk that makes them unsuitable prey for even lions and saltwater crocodiles.
I admit to having used those scooters -- when I had a gout attack. If you have never had a gout attack (it feels like a broken bone), you might not understand my need for the cart at the time.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.