ACBS 160D1 Lecture 24: ACBS Week 11 lecture 1

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Animal & Comp Biomed Sciences
• Course: ACBS 160D1
• Professor: H.Steklis, N.Steklis

Document Summary

Domestication of donkeys (early history and importance of donkeys in egypt and surrounding areas) Unsung heroes of the long human relationship with animals. Among the most important players in the development and spread of civilization. Yet denigrated; pejorative language-meaning contempt or disapproval. Calli(cid:374)g so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e a (cid:862)ass(cid:863) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s they a(cid:396)e a (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:373)pti(cid:271)le pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) Ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)e(cid:396), the o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)s of the t(cid:449)o (cid:862)asses(cid:863) a(cid:396)e diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t the do(cid:374)key (cid:862)ass(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:373)es f(cid:396)o(cid:373) its scientific name: equus asi(cid:374)us; the (cid:448)ulga(cid:396) (cid:862)ass(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:862)a(cid:396)se(cid:863) Directed pathway came long after many species had already been domesticated and hence happened in many areas peripheral to the original areas of the mediterranean. Donkeys were domesticated south of the fertile crescent on the fringes of the nile valley. Pre domestication: originally hunted and corralled for meat and milk. 6000-7000 bp drying of sahara desert, with sources of water and feed becoming sparser. Adaptability to desert conditions were noted can carry loads.