Animal Science

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-Warning/Guarding, Protection, Work

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Requirements to be considered domesticated

Breeding is controlled by humans for many generations.

Appearance and/or behavior is substantially different from wild ancestor.

Animals could not survive on their own.

“Taming” is a step of domestication, but a tamed animal is not completely domesticated.

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Domestication

Probably wouldn’t last long in the wild…

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Domestication

A tame animal is an animal which tolerates the presence of humans.

Tameness is a degree to which an animal accepts humans.

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Degrees of Domestication

Wild- Full life without human intervention

Raised in captivity/Captured from wild-Nurtured by humans but indistinguishable from wild relatives

Ex. Cobras used for show, Asia elephants, Zoo animals

Raised Commercially/Captive or Semidomesticated-Ranched or farmed for profit but indistinguishable from wild relatives

Ex. Ostrich, deer, buffalo, oysters

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Degrees of Domestication

Raised in captivity/Captured from wild

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Degrees of Domestication

Raised Commercially/Captive or Semidomesticated

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Domestication degrees

Feral-once were under human control but returned to the wild

Ex. Mustangs, cats & dogs

Hybrid- a combination of two animals, can be wild, domesticated, or both.

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Hybrids

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Key Questions

What were some reasons that dogs were domesticated?

What are the requirements to be considered domesticated?

What the difference between tame and domesticated?

What does wild, raised in captivity, captive/farmed, feral, and hybrid mean?

What are some examples from each category?