What prey could you manage to chase and eat?

Been reading about homo erectus and why their bodies evolved into an upright stance. The theory is that they needed to run to chase down their prey; over a long distance they could single out a gazelle, say, from the herd and gradually wear it down and it would die from heat exhaustion through being continually chased. The gazelle was faster but homo erectus could run for longer.

Got me thinking what I could chase down and eat: Slugs? Too chewy. Snails? Too crunchy. Slow worms? Too rubbery. Hmmm, might have to become a veggie.

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate]

Beatles - nice and crunchy! I think I'd have to set traps!

[PippiRuns]

Oysters and mussels

[Hidden in reply to PippiRuns]

Yes, didn't think of the sea-side. That would save my bacon, in a manner of speaking!

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Haha! 😀 I have read this too and wondered the same! Surely the gazelle would have disappeared from sight long before man could tire it out??

[Hidden in reply to Sandraj39]

You'd think, wouldn't you? I mean they wouldn't hang around filing their nails waiting for the guys to catch up.

[jo4t15 Graduate]

A sloth?

[plop Graduate]

I'm sure me and my caveman buddies could take down a tasty Mammoth or possibly one of the lumbering dino's

[Donkeywhistler Graduate]

I'm vegetarian so my prey are usually in or just above the ground and quite easy to catch.🌽🍆🌶🍎

[Colettey-Betty Graduate]

Vegan! So would just eat the plants that your prey also eats

[dddd4 Graduate]

Prob have to fallen apples!

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

I suppose I might manage to catch a tortoise! Couldn't actually kill anything to eat it though...

[ancientrunner Graduate in reply to Ullyrunner]

That was my thought too!

[Hidden in reply to Ullyrunner]

I don't think I'd need to face that difficulty, since I can barely catch a cold!

[OldPossum]

My husband went to the doctor with bad back and was told he was a fat b@*#^#d and he could catch a horse because he had enough fat to live on but the horse would have to keep stopping to eat! True story believe it or not !!!

[Hidden in reply to OldPossum]

Haha!

[yatesco Graduate]

I think I saw a documentation a while ago, and the theory is that most animals can't cool themselves very effectively so as long as the runner can track them for long enough the animal dies of heat exhaustion.

Based on my speed of running I would have trouble catching a cold :-).

[Bundoodle Graduate]

Donuts! I could probably catch Donuts 🍩

[Hidden in reply to Bundoodle]

Yep, only if they were low-flying ones.

[poppypug Graduate]

A box of Jaffa Cakes !

I stalked them through the cake and biscuit aisle and then brought them down just before the checkout xxx