INTA 2040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Sub-Saharan Africa, Gaur, Herbivore
9 Jan 2017
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Domestication of animals began in southwest asia around 10,000 years ago by. Major five are sheep, goat, cow, pig, and horse. Others are minor nines: arabian camel, bactraian camel, llama (alpaca), donkey, reindeer, water buffalo, yak, banteng, and gaur. Domesticated anima: an animal selectively bred in captivity and modified from its wild ancestors, for use by humans who control the animal"s breeding and food supply. Many domesticated animals changed in size (some became smaller, some larger), and smaller brain than their wild ancestors. It has the largest number of terrestrial wild mammals. Eurasia has the most candidates for domestication (herbivorous and omnivorous and over 100 pounds), 72 candidates. 13 domesticated, and it has the most species in many other plan and animal group. _sub-saharan africa, no temperate habitat (51 candidate, 0 domesticated), the. America (24 candidate, 1 domesticated), australia (1 candidate, 0 domesticated).
