– Why are animals much more stronger proportionally to humans.. eg. How are horses capable of running for hours on end and oxen can pull cars like it’s nothing

Question

How come bears, tigers, even apes are naturally so powerful… And why are humans so weak in comparison

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Answer 1

A big factor in this is our evolution of fine motor skills favored over gross motor skills. Like, a chimpanzee can rip your arm off but struggles with tiny things. Our evolution of tool use into finer and finer tools likely factors into this.