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Evolution of Domesticated Animals
07:07 - 11:11 (04:04)
The evolution of domesticated animals has been shaped by human needs and desires, from riding on horses to drinking milk from cows. Domesticated animals have adapted to human environments but may revert to a feral state if removed from them.
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The domestication of animals involves being born comfortable associating with humans.
07:07 - 08:38 (01:31)
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The domestication of animals involves being born comfortable associating with humans. Feral animals refer to ones that were formerly domesticated and later reverted to the wild.
ChapterEvolution of Domesticated Animals
EpisodeSelects: How Animal Domestication Works
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Humans and animals have found mutually beneficial arrangements through domestication, a process that relies on artificial selection to create desirable traits.
08:38 - 09:49 (01:11)
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Humans and animals have found mutually beneficial arrangements through domestication, a process that relies on artificial selection to create desirable traits. Artificial selection involves breeding animals for certain traits, which has resulted in the wide variety of domesticated animals we have today.
ChapterEvolution of Domesticated Animals
EpisodeSelects: How Animal Domestication Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The domestication of animals started with the desire to have larger and stronger animals for riding and even drinking their milk.
09:49 - 11:11 (01:22)
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The domestication of animals started with the desire to have larger and stronger animals for riding and even drinking their milk. Humans selectively bred animals to increase their size and strength over time.