Monday, February 27, 2023

Domestication of animals

 

Common NameScientific NameAncestorScientific NameDomesticationLocation
DogCanis lupus familiarisGrey WolfCanis lupus15000Asia/Europe
SheepOvis ariesWild MouflonOvis orientalis10500Mesopotamia
GoatCapra aegagrus hircusWild GoatCapra aegagrus10500Western Asia
PigSus scrofa domesticusWild BoarSus scrofa9000Near East
CattleBos taurusAurochsBos primigenius9000Middle East, India
CatFelis catusAfrican WildcatFelis silvestris lybica9000Near East
ChickenGallus gallus domesticusRed JunglefowlGallus gallus7000Southeast Asia
AlpacaVicugna pacosVicuñaVicugna vicugna6500Andes Mountains
Guinea pigCavia porcellusCavia tschudiiCavia tschudii6000Andes Mountains
Water buffaloBubalus bubalisWild Water BuffaloBubalus arnee5500Indian Subcontinent
SilkwormBombyx moriWild SilkmothBombyx mandarina5500China
HorseEquus ferus caballusWild HorseEquus ferus5500Central Asia
BeeApis melliferaWild BeeApis cerana5000Egypt
LlamaLama glamaGuanacoLama guanicoe4500Andes Mountains
DuckAnas platyrhynchos domesticusMallardAnas platyrhynchos4500East Asia
CamelCamelus dromedariusWild Bactrian CamelCamelus ferus4500Arabian Peninsula
YakBos grunniensWild YakBos mutus3500Central Asia
GooseAnser anser domesticusGrey GooseAnser anser3000Europe, Asia
ReindeerRangifer tarandusWild ReindeerRangifer tarandus2500Scandinavia
FerretMustela putorius furoEuropean PolecatMustela putorius2500Europe
TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo2000Mexico
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEuropean Wild RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus algirus1400France
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