When did humans start domesticating animals? Detailed answer

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When did humans start domesticating animals?

Starting to domesticate animals, man took one of the greatest steps on the path to civilization. Since tamed animals provided man with food and confidence in his meat reserves, he no longer depended only on hunting. Now he could settle down in some kind of permanent home, acquire property and begin to build a new type of society.

No one knows for sure when certain animals were tamed. The only thing that can be said: it was in ancient times. After the dog came cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. These animals, like pack animals such as the camel, yak, donkey, were originally tamed not in Europe, but probably in Central Asia.

It is not surprising that among the very first domestic animals, in addition to the dog, which helped man in hunting, there were those that could provide him with food supplies. Cattle, sheep, goats and pigs provided meat and milk. The birds probably soon followed them. It seems that the goose was the first to be tamed of all domestic poultry today, followed by the duck. Both of these birds were common in ancient Egypt. By the way, pigeons, in addition to being eaten, have served as messengers since biblical times. The prehistoric inhabitants of North America raised turkeys in large numbers. Apparently, rabbits were first bred only for meat.

Animals that serve people as pack animals were tamed later than goats, sheep and cattle. Perhaps the first beasts of burden were the donkey and the camel. The horse was domesticated later.

In ancient times, elephants were tamed and put to work by man. A lama in South America has carried weights for several centuries.

Cats were domesticated in Egypt about 3600 years ago.

Author: Likum A.

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