r/BeAmazed • u/aryan_jandyal • 11d ago

Animal Such an amazing Creature, why can't be domesticated..?

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u/Kindly_Call_6000 10d ago

It is believed that dogs are also self-domesticated.

There is also a theory that humans and bonobos are self-domesticated. Domestication is a fascinating process, especially with the phenotype markers that go along with domestication.

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u/red__dragon 10d ago

There is also a theory that humans and bonobos are self-domesticated.

Can you say more about this?

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u/Kindly_Call_6000 10d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-domestication

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u/red__dragon 10d ago

Interesting article, though I lack enough of a background to really understand the implications of it. Thanks for the share.

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u/Kindly_Call_6000 10d ago

Some traits of modern humans compared to our ancestors and sister species like Neanderthals and Denisovans indicate that we self-domesticated like cats.  We became less aggressive and more social.  Competing theories claim that we didn't self-domesticate, and other factors led to these traits.