Sustained Running Behavior

Certainty Style Key

Hover over keys for definitions:

True Likely Speculative

What is MOCA?
MOCA FAQ...

Human Uniqueness Compared to "Great Apes":

Absolute Difference

MOCA Domain:

Organ Physiology

MOCA Topic Authors:

MOCA Topic Author

Humans are unique among hominids in that their behavior can include sustained long-distance running. No other ape species has been observed running for such distances and duration. Many human anatomical specializations appear to contribute to this ability, including bipedality, the uniquely derived anatomy of the foot and leg, heat loss via sweating etc. The ability for sustained running may have opened up novel possibilities for hunting and inter-group competition.

Related MOCA Topics

Referenced By:

Title	Certainty
AQP7 (aquaporin 7)	Speculative
Fibrosing Cardiomyopathy	Speculative
Hairlessness	None
Improved Whole Body Cooling	None
Projection of the external nose	Speculative
Striding Bipedalism	Speculative

Timing

Timing of Appearance of the Difference in the Hominin Lineage.

For this entry assume that

the common ancestor of humans and old world monkeys was 25000 thousand (25 million) years ago
the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees was 6000 thousand (6 million) years ago
the emergence of the genus Homo was 2000 thousand (2 million) years ago
the common ancestor of modern humans was 100 thousand years ago

Possible Appearance:

6000 Thousand Years

Probable Appearance:

2000 Thousand Years

Definite Appearance:

100 Thousand Years

MOCA Topic Notifications

Manage Notifications

MOCA Topic Feedback

If you would like to leave feedback about this content, you must login into your site user account or, you may create a new account if you do not have one.