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  2. List of domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    Domestication is a gradual process, so there is no precise moment in the history of a given species when it can be considered to have become fully domesticated. Zooarchaeology has identified three classes of animal domesticates: Pets ( dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters, etc.) Livestock ( cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, etc.)

  3. Dog - Wikipedia

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    Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf; the gray wolf is the dog's closest living relative. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans. Experts estimate that hunter-gatherers domesticated dogs more than 15,000 years ago, which was before the development of agriculture.

  4. List of cattle breeds - Wikipedia

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    List of cattle breeds. Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1] Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ...

  5. Category:Domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Domesticated animals" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  6. Yak - Wikipedia

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    A domestic yak at Yamdrok Lake. Yaks are heavily built animals with bulky frames, sturdy legs, rounded, cloven hooves, and extremely dense, long fur that hangs down lower than the belly. While wild yaks are generally dark, blackish to brown in colouration, domestic yaks can be quite variable in colour, often having patches of rusty brown and cream.

  7. Cattle - Wikipedia

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    Cattle. Cattle ( Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls.

  8. List of cat breeds - Wikipedia

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    Crossbreed between the Donskoy, Oriental Shorthair and Siamese; before this, it was between the Balinese and Javanese. Oriental. Hairless, velour, brush, or straight coat. All. Pixie-bob. United States [11] Mutation (falsely claimed to be a hybrid of the domestic cat and the bobcat ( Lynx rufus) early on) Medium.

  9. List of sheep breeds - Wikipedia

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    DAD-IS (2009), "Baluchi/Afghanistan", Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, retrieved 14 May 2009. Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Barbados Blackbelly", Breeds of Sheep, Oklahoma State University, retrieved 20 March 2009.

  10. Camel - Wikipedia

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    A camel (from Latin: camelus and Greek: κάμηλος ( kamēlos) from Ancient Semitic: gāmāl [7] [8]) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food ( camel milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt ...

  11. Ox - Wikipedia

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    Ox. An ox ( pl.: oxen ), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English ), [1] is a bovine, trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with. Cows (adult females) or bulls (intact males) may ...