Some of the most popular pets and domestic animals came from the african continent in fact: the grey parrot, the domestic hedgehog, the gerbil, the camel, the fennec fox, the gambian giant rat, the ball python, the canary bird and of course the domestic cat

Some groups on the other hand are notoriously difficult to domesticate no matter the continent. Deer and Gazelles for example, too vicious when in heat or too fragile to be trusted in small closed spaces.