One million years ago, our human relatives may have challenged giant hyenas for carcasses

[Still Waters]

In southern Europe, a million years ago, a horse or elephant kill was a big event. It meant a nutritious, fatty group feast for Homo erectus, made possible by the skill and tenacity of the hunter who brought down the beast, which all surely appreciated. But in this era before advanced weapons, the successful hunter may not have been human at all. Predators like saber-toothed cats dominated the food chain, and our ancestors and their relatives may have frequently relied on scavenging their felled prey as part of the prehistoric diet.

New research in Scientific Reports suggests that our ancient human relatives might have survived, at least in part, by adeptly feeding on the meaty carcasses left by big cat predators when they were plentiful. Models of predator, prey and scavenger relationships suggest hominins were most successful when banding together to exploit and defend such finds from adversaries like giant hyenas (Pachycrocuta brevirostris) that were seeking their own easy meals.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/one-million-years-ago-our-human-relatives-may-have-challenged-giant-hyenas-for-carcasses-180982979/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-39776-1

[DieChecker]

Heck, I'd scrounge that dead meat today. It's be OK after bring cooked.

Probably eat the hyenas too. With some BBQ sauce and oat bread. 

[Grim Reaper 6]

1 hour ago, DieChecker said:

Heck, I'd scrounge that dead meat today. It's be OK after bring cooked.

Probably eat the hyenas too. With some BBQ sauce and oat bread. 

So, your into road kill are you! I suppose with the current state of inflation it’s a viable alternative food source!

[DieChecker]

5 hours ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

So, your into road kill are you! I suppose with the current state of inflation it’s a viable alternative food source!

It'd be a shame to waste those sad run over deer. 

[Grim Reaper 6]

1 minute ago, DieChecker said:

It'd be a shame to waste those sad run over deer. 

Do you know what a sail rabbit is?

[DieChecker]

7 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

Do you know what a sail rabbit is?

Is this a Korean reference? I've heard of roof rabbits...

[+joc]

1 hour ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

Do you know what a sail rabbit is?

A rabbit that has been run over on a desert highway and dryed out so much that you can pick it up and throw it like a Frisbee

[Grim Reaper 6]

7 minutes ago, joc said:

A rabbit that has been run over on a desert highway and dryed out so much that you can pick it up and throw it like a Frisbee

Yeap that's exactly what it is nothing but a Poorman's Frisbee!!!!

Sincerely hope you and your wife are doing well!

Peace!!

[Grim Reaper 6]

1 hour ago, DieChecker said:

Is this a Korean reference? I've heard of roof rabbits...

I have never of a roof rabbit, JOC answered the question below:

10 minutes ago, joc said:

A rabbit that has been run over on a desert highway and dryed out so much that you can pick it up and throw it like a Frisbee

 

[DieChecker]

1 hour ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

I have never of a roof rabbit, JOC answered the question below:

 

Some Vietnamese coworkers have said roof rabbit is cat cooked up.

[Grim Reaper 6]

18 minutes ago, DieChecker said:

Some Vietnamese coworkers have said roof rabbit is cat cooked up.

I have never heard of that before, but it doesn't surprise me at all. I suspect if I were hungry and had nothing else I would try it.!

Edited September 29 by Grim Reaper 6

[Piney]

17 hours ago, DieChecker said:

It'd be a shame to waste those sad run over deer. 

I was swiping fresh roadkill deer after I got out of prison when I was living out of my camper. Make sure the driver who hit it was ok. Threw the deer in the truck and boogied.

Now I live in a real town and a real house again I don't think the neighbors would approve.