Domestication European wildcat with killed preyEuropean wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) with killed prey (a rabbit). It is noteworthy that the ancestors of the other common householdpet, thedog, were social animals that lived together in packs in which there was subordination to a leader, an...
domesticationThe 1st edition of this book was published in 1987, with the title "Domesticated animals from early times". The aim of the book is to explore the manner in which humans have manipulated and changed the way of life of other mammals since the end of the last Ice Age. The new...
It is supposed that domestication of cats took place not only in Egypt but in other regions on the globe. The remains of animals discovered when excavating the ancient settlements of the Bronze Age and even late Stone Age on the territory of the Caucasus, Central Asia, India confirm this ide...
This has been the case with dogs throughout their history of domestication in both the Old World and the New World. Guinea pigs, domesticated as pets in the New World, also assured a stable food supply. Pets have also been used to eliminate animal pests. The rat-catching ability of cats...
The demographic history of the dog is complex, with multiple population bottlenecks associated with domestication and breed formation as well as admixture among dog populations and with wolves. DNA analysis from modern dogs can be used to recapitulate the historic migration of human populations, providi...
brought wild cats over to the island (a "spitting, scratching, panic-stricken wild feline would have been the last kind of boat companion they would have wanted," writes Desmond Morris inCatworld: A Feline Encyclopedia), the finding suggested that domestication occurred before 8,000 years ago...
One of the cornerstones of humam civilization is the domestication of animals. Human civilization is barely conceivable without domesticated animals, although civilization in the Americas developed wkith much less aid of domesticated animals. Geneticists in recent years have made importnt discoveries bout...
Armed sheep are far more dangerous than armed wolves, because they are not used to it and they don’t know what to do how to behave in a position of power. 1.3 A Race of Cooks A significant step on the way to the top was the domestication of fire. Humans now had a dependable ...
of any kind.But cats have been working alongsidehumans for thousands of years - helping us just as often as we help them.So how did these solitary creatures go from wild predator to naval officerto sofa sidekick?The domestication of the modern house catcan be traced back to more than10,...
Domestication of animals domestic goatDomestic goat (Capra hircus). The specific economic application of domesticated animals did not appear at once.Dogsprobably accompanied hunters and helped them hunt wild animals; they probably also guarded human settlements and warned the inhabitants of possible danger...