Eli5: how are humans, who are two legged, able to out endure creatures that are four legged?

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Eli5: how are humans, who are two legged, able to out endure creatures that are four legged?

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Answer 1

I think only at slow speed and walking. By standing straight up, a human has a lot more air drag at higher speeds compared to a wolf for example, since air drag is increasingly problematic at higher speed.