How did primitive humans, with a top speed of 28 mph, hunt large mammals like deer, bears, wolves, etc, that can reach speeds of near 35 – 40 mph?

Question

How did primitive humans, with a top speed of 28 mph, hunt large mammals like deer, bears, wolves, etc, that can reach speeds of near 35 – 40 mph?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Stamina and tracking. There’s a video on YT narrated by Attenborough, part of a series called “life of mammals” shot in the Kalahari where a group of guys run down a Kudu over a couple of days on foot.

Shows much of what people are saying here in a single video.

Edit: it was 8 hours