The Hadza, the Last Hunter-Gatherers, Explained by a Caveman

The Hadza (Hadzabe tribe) of Tanzania are among the last hunter gatherers on Earth, and how they live shows how our ancestors really lived. Somewhere in Tanzania, a man whistles into the trees, and a wild bird whistles back and leads him to honey. He's Hadza, one of the last peoples on Earth who still get most of their food by hunting and gathering. What can the Hadza teach us about how our ancestors really lived? How much they work, how they sleep, why they burn the same calories as you despite moving 14 times more, how they share everything, and the biggest misunderstanding people have about them. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 The man who talks to a bird 1:02 Who are the Hadza? 1:44 A normal day 2:24 The honeyguide partnership 3:19 Less work than you think 4:06 The calorie surprise 4:53 Their bodies and gut 5:06 How they sleep 5:39 Demand sharing 6:26 How long they live 6:41 The biggest misunderstanding 💬 Could you live like the Hadza for a week? Tell me in the comments. ▶️ WATCH NEXT: What Did Humans Do All Day Before Jobs Existed?    • What Humans Did All Day Before Jobs, Expla...   📺 Full playlist:    • How Early Humans Really Lived   📚 SOURCES • Spottiswoode, C. N. & Wood, B. M. (2023). Culturally determined interspecies communication between humans and honeyguides. Science, 382. • Pontzer, H. et al. (2012). Hunter-gatherer energetics and human obesity. PLoS ONE, 7(7). • Raichlen, D. A. et al. (2017). Physical activity patterns and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in hunter-gatherers. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(2). • Smits, S. A. et al. (2017). Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania. Science, 357. • Yetish, G. et al. (2015). Natural sleep and its seasonal variations in three pre-industrial societies. Current Biology, 25(21). • Samson, D. R. et al. (2017). Chronotype variation drives night-time sentinel-like behaviour in hunter-gatherers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 284. • Marlowe, F. W. (2010). The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania. University of California Press. • Blurton Jones, N. (2016). Demography and Evolutionary Ecology of Hadza Hunter-Gatherers. Cambridge University Press. #Hadza #HunterGatherers #Anthropology