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Domestication is the practice of modifying wild animals over generations through selective breeding, resulting in traits that enhance their compatibility with human needs. While early humans utilized animals as powerful tools—sources of food, clothing, transportation, and even labor—only a select few species have been domesticated throughout history.
What makes these particular animals suitable for domestication? A thorough “domestication checklist” emerges, highlighting essential characteristics that define an animal’s domestication potential.