Persistence hunting

Persistence hunting, also known as endurance hunting or long-distance hunting, is a variant of pursuit predation in which a predator will bring down a prey item via indirect means, such as exhaustion, heat illness or injury.^[1][2] Hunters of this type will typically display adaptions for distance running, such as longer legs,^[3] temperature regulation,^[4] and specialized cardiovascular systems.^[5]

Some endurance hunters may prefer to injure prey in an ambush before the hunt and rely on tracking to find their quarry. Hadza hunter-gatherers do not persistence hunt, but they do run in short bursts while hunting small game.