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[sootyowl]

I'm up for a domesticated hippo or giraffe. I could have a little zoo! It would so much fun learning about "wild" animals in such close proximity (that doesn't evolve going to the zoo).

Unfortunately, smaller bred animals come with lots of health problems and dog breeding shows that specialized breeding can lead to lots of defects and poor overall living. I really think mother nature should be left alone.

[tasogare_n_hime]

Yeah, I have to agree with that. The idea is so interesting though, I just wonder what made our ancestors choose certain animals for domestication? Why were we able to turn wolves into dogs, but not turn the hyena in to a companion animal? Why the horse, and not the moose? Why do we breed all kinds of birds as pets, but not bats? I imagine for one reason or another none of those was possible, but what if they had been? What if out ancestors had done this instead of that?

[sootyowl]

I always pictured cats and dogs were domesticated because of their temperament and their closeness to people. Like, bats aren't tamed because they are cave dwellers, but feral cats/dogs live outside and around human settlements.

Also, some breed of cats are smaller, so easier keep and tame. I think hyenas have more carnivorous and have bad temperaments, so that's why we don't have hyenas as pets. But wolves/other gentler subsets might have been easier to tame with the help of food etc.

Moose aren't found all over the world, where different horse breeds are, no? So I guess it has to do with population as well. What our ancestors could get a hold of. I think some animals are just easier to tame or "break" as it is.

I think Moose/hippos/whatever are more dangerous animals as well and that's why we're not riding around on them.

[(Anonymous)]

While I don't remember the specifics, I'm pretty sure my Animal Behaviour course covered traits that make certain species more or less domesticable. I'm pretty sure cats are actually kind of an odd species out, and really were not ripe for domestication, but stuff happened anyway.

Also, animals need to a) actually have the genetic potential for humans to select for (ie. a more personable demeanor), and b) be possible to regulate the breeding of. I'm not sure it would have been possible to selectively breed moose in the far past, given how hella aggressive the males get in breeding season plus how huge they are.

There's also probably a big dollop of random chance in there, too.

[(Anonymous)]

Late anon is Late

It is actually a combination of factors but the general rules are:

The animals have to be useful. This is the main reason stuff like chinchillas weren't domesticated until the sixties. There is not a lot of meat you can get from them but they made good test subjects.

The animals have to have a lifespan shorter then humans. This is the main reason stuff like elephants are only tamed and not domesticated. People don't live long enough to figure out what animals the should breed.

the animals need to have have a habitat compatible with people. Stuff like giraffes or blue whales is just kind of impossible. This also includes all animals that have strong migration instincts like buffaloes.

And most animals just have behaviour that is incompatible with people. For an animal to be domesticated you need an animals that is used to being in a group and willing to acknowledge others (humans) as it's leader. Most big cats fall in this category because they are pretty solitary. Lions just don't believe people can be leaders. Most dear like animal tend to go in shock easily and don't live in groups.

Generally if something is useful and can be domesticated people will do it.