Throughout history an average wild animal has had the ability to kill an average human being so how did we as a species not only survive but ended up on the top of the food chain?

Question

Throughout history an average wild animal has had the ability to kill an average human being so how did we as a species not only survive but ended up on the top of the food chain?

In: Biology

Answer 1

The first 10 minutes of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, provide part of the answer, our ancestors developing the ability to use tools in defense against animals, and working together as a group. (It didn’t actually require a monolith, but that’s part of the story.)