HW #12

Choose one of the list of Domesticated Animals and explain how they fit into each of the six criteria in order to be considered for domestication. Also how is modern science now modifying any of these six criteria.

List of domesticated animals

1. Sheep (Ovis aries)
   between 9-11000 BC
   Southwest Asia
   Wool, meat, milk
   
2. Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
   10000 BC
   Iran
   milk, meat
   
3. Pig (Sus scrofa domestica)
   9000 BC
   Near East, China
   meat
   
4. Cow (Bos primigenius taurus)
   8000 BC
   India, Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa
   meat, milk, soil fertilization, muscle
   
5. Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
   6000 BC
   India and Southeast Asia
   meat, feathers, eggs
   
6. Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
   5000 BC
   Peru
   meat, companionship
   
7. Donkey (Equus africanus asinus)
   5000 BC
   Egypt
   muscle
   
8. Domesticated duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)
   4000 BC
   China
   meat/fat
   
9. Horse (Equus ferus caballus)
   4000 BC
   Eurasian Steppes
   transportation, muscle, milk
   
10. Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
    4000 BC
    Arabia
    transportation, muscle, milk
    
11. Llama (Lama glama)
    3500 BC
    Peru
    transportation, muscle
    
12. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
    3000 BC
    Russia
    Meat, milk, muscle, antlers
    
13. Goose (Anser anser domesticus)
    3000 BC
    Egypt
    meat/fat, feathers
    
14. Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
    2500 BC
    Central Asia
    milk, transportation
    
15. Asian Elephant
    2000 BC
    Indus Valley civilization
    muscle, transportation
    
16. Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
    1500 BC
    Peru
    milk, transportation
    
17. Domesticated turkey
    500 BC
    Mexico, United States
    meat, feathers