Domestic Animals Information
This is a list of animals that have been domesticated by humans.[1] The list includes species or larger formal and informal zoological categories that include at least some domesticated individuals. It includes livestock, companion animals and working animals.
To be considered domesticated, a population of animals must have their behavior, life cycle, or physiology systemically altered as a result of being under human control for many generations. Animals included in this list that do not fully meet this criterion are designated "captive-bred" or "semi-domesticated".
| Species | Date | Location of Origin | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | between 30000 BC and 7000 BC[2][3][4] | East Africa | hunting, herding, companionship, pest control, meat, transportation |
| Sheep (Ovis orientalis aries) | between 11000 BC and 9000 BC[5][6] | Southwest Asia | fibre, meat, milk, leather, pelt, vellum |
| Pig (Sus scrofa domestica) | 9000 BC[7] | Near East, China | meat, leather, companionship |
| Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) | 8000 BC [8] | Iran | milk, meat, fibre |
| Cow (Bos primigenius taurus) | 8000 BC[9][10] | India, Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa | meat, milk, leather, power, vellum, transportation, soil fertilization |
| Zebu (Bos primigenius indicus) | 8000 BC | India | meat, milk, leather, power, vellum, transportation, soil fertilization |
| Cat (Felis silvestris catus) | 7500 BC [11][12][13][14] | Near East | pest control, companionship |
| Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) | 6000 BC[15] | India and Southeast Asia | meat, eggs, feathers |
| Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) | 5000 BC[16] | Peru | meat, companionship |
| Donkey (Equus africanus asinus) | 5000 BC[17][18] | Egypt | transportation, power, meat |
| Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) | 4000 BC | China | meat, fat, foie gras, feathers and down, eggs |
| Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) | 4000 BC | India, China | power, meat, milk |
| Honey bee (Apis spp.) | 4000 BC | Multiple places | honey, wax, pollination, meat |
| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | 4000 BC[19] | Eurasian Steppes | meat, transportation, power, milk |
| Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) | 4000 BC | Arabia | transportation, muscle, milk, meat |
| Silkworm (Bombyx mori) | 3000 BC | China | silk, companionship |
| Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) | 3000 BC [20] | Russia | meat, milk, transportation, antlers |
| Rock pigeon (Columba livia) | 3000 BC | Mediterranean Basin | show, messenger, meat |
| Goose (Anser anser domesticus) | 3000 BC [21] | Egypt | meat, fat, foie gras, feathers and down, eggs, guarding |
| Yak (Bos grunniens) | 2500 BC | Tibet | milk, transportation, power, meat, fibre |
| Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) | 2500 BC | Central Asia | milk, transportation, power, meat |
| Llama (Lama glama) | 2400 BC [22] | Peru | transportation, power, meat |
| Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) | 2400 BC [22] | Peru | milk, transportation, fibre, meat |
| Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) | 2400 BC [23] | Africa | meat, eggs |
| Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) | 2000 BC | Pakistan | power, transportation |
| Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) | 1500 BC | Europe | hunting, companionship |
| Fancy mouse (Mus musculus) | 1100 BC | China | companionship |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) | 1000 BC | Mediterranean Basin | meat, antlers |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) | 700–600 BC [22] | South America | meat, fat |
| Cochineal Insect (Oactylopius coccus) | 700–500 BC [22] | Chile, Mexico | red dye |
| Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) | 500 BC | India | show, feathers, meat |
| Barbary Dove (Streptopelia risoria) | 500 BC | North Africa | show |
| Banteng (Bos javanicus) | Unknown | Southeast Asia, Java Island | meat, milk, power |
| Gayal (Bos gaurus frontalis) | Unknown | Southeast Asia | meat, power |
| Perro Yaghan (Pseudalopex culpaeus) | Unknown | Tierra del Fuego | Hunting, companionship, warmth |
| Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) | Unknown | China | meat, fat |
| Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | 180 AD [22] | Mexico, United States | meat, feathers |
| Stingless Bee (Melipona beecheii) | 180 AD [22] | Mexico, Amazon Basin | honey |
| Goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) | 300–400 | China | companionship |
| European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) | 600 [24] | Europe | meat, pelt, fibre, companionship |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | 1000–1500 | Europe | meat |
| Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) | 1100–1900 | Japan | meat |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) | 1200–1500 | Europe, East Asia | meat, show (koi) |
| Canary (Serinus canaria) | 1600 | Canary Islands, Europe | companionship |
| Fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus) | 19th century | UK | companionship |
| European Mink (Mustela lutreola) | 19th century | Europe | fur |
| Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) | 1850s | Australia | companionship |
| Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) | 1870s | Australia | companionship |
| Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) | 20th century | Australia | companionship |
| Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) | 1930s | Syria | companionship, research |
| Domesticated silver fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 1950s | Soviet Union | pelt, research |
See also
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References
- ^ Animal Domestication - Table of Dates and Places of Animal Domestication
- ^ Dienekes' Anthropology Blog : Dog domestication in the Aurignacian (c. 32kyBP)
- ^ MSNBC : World's first dog lived 31,700 years ago, ate big
- ^ Scott & Fuller 1974, p. 54
- ^ Krebs, Robert E. & Carolyn A. (2003). Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions & Discoveries of the Ancient World. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31342-3.
- ^ Simmons, Paula; Carol Ekarius (2001). Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-58017-262-2.
- ^ Giuffra E, Kijas JM, Amarger V, Carlborg O, Jeon JT, Andersson L (April 2000). "The origin of the domestic pig: independent domestication and subsequent introgression". Genetics 154 (4): 1785–91. PMC 1461048. PMID 10747069. http://www.genetics.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10747069.
- ^ Melinda A. Zeder, Goat busters track domestication (Physiologic changes and evolution of goats into a domesticated animal), April 2000.
- ^ Late Neolithic megalithic structures at Nabta Playa (Sahara), southwestern Egypt.
- ^ Source : Laboratoire de Préhistoire et Protohistoire de l'Ouest de la France [1], (French).
- ^ [2], domestication of the cat on Cyprus, National Geographic.
- ^ "Oldest Known Pet Cat? 95DOGGIES00-Year-Old Burial Found on Cyprus". National Geographic News. 2004-04-08. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0408_040408_oldestpetcat.html. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
- ^ Muir, Hazel (2004-04-08). "Ancient remains could be oldest pet cat". New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4867.html. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ Walton, Marsha (April 9, 2004). "Ancient burial looks like human and pet cat". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/04/08/cats.cyprus/index.html. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ West B., Zhou B-X. (1989). "Did chickens go north? New evidence for domestication" (PDF). World’s Poultry Science Journal 45 (3): 205–18. doi:10.1079/WPS19890012. http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART/publications/dom_chicken.pdf.
- ^ History of the Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) in South America, a summary of the current state of knowledge
- ^ Beja-Pereira, Albano, et al. (18 June 2004). "African Origins of the Domestic Donkey". Science 304 (1781). [New Scientist Lay summary].
- ^ Roger Blench, The history and spread of donkeys in AfricaPDF (235 KB)
- ^ The Domestication of the Horse; see also Domestication of the horse
- ^ Domestication of Reindeer
- ^ Geese: the underestimated species
- ^ a b c d e f D.L Johnson and B.K. Swartz, Jr. Evidence for Pre-Columbian Animal Domestication in the New World
- ^ Guinea Fowl
- ^ Interesting Rabbit Domestication History
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