ACBS 160D1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Fertile Crescent, African Wild Ass
3 Nov 2016
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Unsung heroes of the long human relationship with animals (fagan) Among the most important players in the development and spread of. Yet denigrated; pejorative language--meaning contempt or disapproval civilization (fagan) (i. e. dumb ass ) Calling someone an ass means they are a contemptible person. However, the origins of the two asses are different: the donkey ass comes from its scientific name :equus asinus; the vulgar ass comes from the older word arse meaning hind quarters or tail end of an animal. Came long after many species had already been domesticated and hence happened in many areas peripheral to the original areas of domestication (i. e. the middle east) Donkey, camel, horse, although originally hunted followed the direct pathway for utility as transport animals (i. e. better than cattle) Associated with expansion of trade and agriculture into new regions. Dna evidence shows that all domesticated donkeys are descendants of.
