Timeline for What is the most efficent way of killing prey much larger than yourself?
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| Sep 8, 2018 at 15:55 | vote | accept | SealBoi | ||
| Sep 5, 2018 at 14:26 | comment | added | user535733 | @xDaizu edited to address some of your comments. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 14:23 | comment | added | user535733 | @PeterCordes edited to address some of your comments. Since we lack data on characteristics of both hunter and prey, I'm not going into others. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 14:22 | history | edited | user535733 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 5, 2018 at 9:15 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | @xDaizu: oh, good ideas for redirecting a much larger animal. Plausible, and the rest of the herd will follow the lead animal(s). | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 9:11 | comment | added | xDaizu | @PeterCordes The predator won't be big enough for being noticed, but they can make an impact (like a very painful sting, a flash of light or even starting a fire) that will be noticed. The part about needing a charging-herd for this to work is an excellent point, though. It would depend on the undefined prey behaviour. Could animals of that size plausibly evolve a charging-herd behaviour? That could be addresed in the answer. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 9:03 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | @xDaizu: as a human? I doubt you'd be big enough for them to notice you and change direction to head for a cliff. It would expect creatures of your size to get out of its way or get stepped on. You have to be able to herd or lead the animals, and it will only work for charging-herd type animals. Not ones that look at the path ahead more carefully and don't run so fast. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 7:58 | comment | added | xDaizu | @PeterCordes Wouldn't one be able to use this technique with, say, a herd of (or a single) brachiosaurus? Honest question. (I say brachiosaurus just to mention a very big animal) | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 4:45 | comment | added | madscientist159 | Source for the image you posted? It's not on the Wikipedia page. | |
| Sep 5, 2018 at 3:14 | comment | added | Peter Cordes | Larger yes, but much larger? You have to be big enough to decoy or otherwise herd the animals. The total amount of meat is similar to killing one animal much larger than yourself, but that's not what the question asks. They're more interested in a maximal size-mismatch. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 at 19:23 | history | answered | user535733 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |