Animal Domestication
A relatively recent but transforming event in human history
The animals we humans typically keep company with are said to be “domesticated”1. In contrast to wild animals, who lead their lives in Nature with as little contact with people as possible, “our” animals are so enmeshed in our lives that their lives are totally different from their wild relatives. Yet, this is a two-way street: their involvement with us …
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