Anna saddles up to lead Amber on a faunal adventure! We’ll discuss the changes that happen when humans start influencing animal breeding. We’ll also cover the origin stories of a few of the most prevalent domesticated species. But don't worry, we cover some examples of "non-typical" domestication too, plus a case of animal coworkers. We’ll even tackle the question… have we humans domesticated OURSELVES??
Links
Dog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas (PNAS)
DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago (UCL)
Understanding the origins of European domestic pigs (Natural History Museum)
The Domestication of Pigs: Sus Scrofa's Two Distinct Histories (ThoughtCo)
Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world (Science)
Early Holocene chicken domestication in northern China (PNAS)
Buried with Snails (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
Insects: The Disregarded Domestication Histories (Animal Domestication)
On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai (New York Times)
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