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While they may seem like the same thing at times, there is a vast difference between a tame animal and a domesticated animal.
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We've Been Genetically Engineering Animals For 10,000 Years: youtu.be/E4lSMVo13nE?list=PLwwOk5fvpuuKNdg9mSzLevbxNKYhaHZm-
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Evolution, Consequences And Future Of Plants And Animal Domestication:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01019.html
"Plant and animal domestication is the most important development in the past 13,000 years of human history. It interests all of us, scientists and non-scientists alike, because it provides most of our food today, it was prerequisite to the rise of civilization, and it transformed global demography."
Why Some Animals Can Never Be Domesticated:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/5756178/why-can-some-animals-never-be-domesticated
"Dogs, sheep, pigs, cows, horses - all these animals and more have been fundamentally changed by humans to make our lives better.
Why Can't All Animals Be Domesticated?:
http://www.livescience.com/33870-domesticated-animals-criteria.html
"About 11,000 years ago, humans realized there was a better place for some animals than the other end of a spear. We started coaxing them into our settlements, gradually molding their natures to better suit our needs for food, labor and companionship."
Gone Astray: The Care And Management Of The Asian Elephant In Domesticity:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac774e/ac774e06.htm
"The management of the Asian elephant is quite anomalous in the conservation world, with circumstances quite bizarre compared to other large mammals."
Island Tameness: An Altered Cardiovascular Stress Response in Galápagos Marine Iguanas:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938410000296
"Island tameness is a widely documented phenomenon in which island species, particularly those that have evolved with no or few natural predators, show a greatly reduced behavioral response when faced with unfamiliar predators."
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Episode 4 of 5
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Please Subscribe! http://testu.be/1FjtHn5
While they may seem like the same thing at times, there is a vast difference between a tame animal and a domesticated animal.
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Previous Episode:
We've Been Genetically Engineering Animals For 10,000 Years: youtu.be/E4lSMVo13nE?list=PLwwOk5fvpuuKNdg9mSzLevbxNKYhaHZm-
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Sources:
Evolution, Consequences And Future Of Plants And Animal Domestication:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01019.html
"Plant and animal domestication is the most important development in the past 13,000 years of human history. It interests all of us, scientists and non-scientists alike, because it provides most of our food today, it was prerequisite to the rise of civilization, and it transformed global demography."
Why Some Animals Can Never Be Domesticated:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/5756178/why-can-some-animals-never-be-domesticated
"Dogs, sheep, pigs, cows, horses - all these animals and more have been fundamentally changed by humans to make our lives better.
Why Can't All Animals Be Domesticated?:
http://www.livescience.com/33870-domesticated-animals-criteria.html
"About 11,000 years ago, humans realized there was a better place for some animals than the other end of a spear. We started coaxing them into our settlements, gradually molding their natures to better suit our needs for food, labor and companionship."
Gone Astray: The Care And Management Of The Asian Elephant In Domesticity:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac774e/ac774e06.htm
"The management of the Asian elephant is quite anomalous in the conservation world, with circumstances quite bizarre compared to other large mammals."
Island Tameness: An Altered Cardiovascular Stress Response in Galápagos Marine Iguanas:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938410000296
"Island tameness is a widely documented phenomenon in which island species, particularly those that have evolved with no or few natural predators, show a greatly reduced behavioral response when faced with unfamiliar predators."
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TestTube Plus is built for enthusiastic science fans seeking out comprehensive conversations on the geeky topics they love. Host Trace Dominguez digs beyond the usual scope to deliver details, developments and opinions on advanced topics like AI, string theory and Mars exploration. TestTube Plus is also offered as an audio podcast on iTunes.
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Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/TraceDominguez
TestTube on Facebook facebook.com/testtubenetwork
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