Eight-Hour Persistence Hunt in the Kalahari
BBC Earth · Documentary · YouTube title: The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth
Why it's here
HN returns to it as the canonical footage of persistence hunting in threads about human endurance running and evolution.
What it covers
A clip from Attenborough's Life of Mammals following a San tribesman in the Kalahari on an eight-hour persistence hunt, running down a kudu through harsh heat. It shows tracking, endurance running and the hunter's reaction after the kill.