Who Would Win: You VS. Neanderthal

Are modern humans the pinnacle of the food chain, the strongest and most intelligent creatures ever to walk this Earth? Maybe now, but once upon a time, we had some real competition: Neanderthals.

Wait, like, cave people? Weren’t Neanderthals our ancestors? Nope! We came from the Cro-Magnon, which were early modern humans. Neanderthals were a separate branch of humans. Their DNA is even different from ours, so we can safely say that Neanderthals were a completely different species.

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TIMESTAMPS:
What did Neanderthals look like? 0:42
The lifestyle of Neanderthals:
Morning 2:15
Afternoon 3:10
Evening 3:57
Night 4:56
Their lifespan 6:26
Why aren’t we all…Neanderthals? 6:51

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Reconstruction of male and female Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) based on the La Chapelle-aux-Saints fossils: By S. ENTRESSANGLE/E. DAYNES/Science Photo Library/EAST NEWS, https://www.eastnews.ru/pictures/pict...
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SUMMARY:
The average Neanderthal was about 5’4” and weighed around 160 pounds. Neanderthals might’ve been smaller than modern humans, but they made up for it in stoutness.
But modern humans have more complex and efficient brains.
On his thick muscular legs, a Neanderthal could easily trek 30 miles just to find some dinner.
Modern humans might be smarter, but Neanderthals would win any arm-wrestling match. They were anywhere from 5-20% stronger than modern humans.
Neanderthals had an average lifespan of only about 40 years. They grew up a lot faster than we do – for Neanderthals, you were an adult at 12!
It's possible that Neanderthals could’ve been ruined by a very bad diet consisting of only meat. These tough guys hunted big game – they weren’t too interested in fruits, vegetables, or nuts.
But when severe frosts came, the population of deer, mammoths, bison, and other goodies began to decline significantly.
Due to this sharp global cooling, Neanderthals couldn't cross a lot of distances, so they were forced to coexist with the Cro-Magnons who migrated from Africa.
Neanderthals might’ve been physically superior to those early modern humans, but the Cro-Magnons were taller, more agile, and, most importantly, more cunning.
Studies of Neanderthal skulls showed that they had a much larger brain than Cro-Magnon.
The reason for the Neanderthals extinction could be... Neanderthals themselves. Every male risked his life daily fighting with bears, rhinos, mammoths and other ancient beasts.
Because of this hardcore lifestyle, the number of men likely decreased, so the birthrate fell.

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