Wild Horses Can’t be Broken: Zebra Domestication Attempts (2014)

Re:Wild Horses Can’t be Broken: Zebra Domestication Attempts... by cobbzilla on Sunday May 06, 2018 @02:16PM (#17007522)

You're probably right, given enough time zebras could probably be domesticated.

But perhaps there are some animals that just cannot be domesticated at all? As there seems to be some social/mental bond required, you'd be hard-pressed to find a scientist who'd claim domestication of insects was possible, the species-gap between us and them is just too big. So where is the line to be drawn?

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Re:Wild Horses Can’t be Broken: Zebra Domestication Attempts... by tlarkworthy on Sunday May 06, 2018 @03:53PM (#17008135)

We say wheat is domesticated. I just think it means weaved into the fabric of society. Brains are not necessary, but mutual benefits is.

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