The history of the domestic sheep goes back to between 11,000 and 9,000 BC, and the domestication of the wild mouflon in ancient Mesopotamia. Sheep are...

sheep as a lamb. Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia, with Iran being a geographic envelope of the domestication...

traits used to define the animal domestication syndrome is inconsistent. Domestication should not be confused with taming. Taming is the conditioned behavioral...

shorter muzzle. Domestication traits are generally fixed within all domesticates, and were selected during the initial episode of domestication of that animal...

riding. The date of the domestication of the horse depends to some degree upon the definition of "domestication". Some zoologists define "domestication" as...

gives a list of domesticated animals, also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals...

mountains, in the Middle East and Central Asia — were one of the first species domesticated by modern humans, with the date of domestication generally considered...

The domestication of the dog was the process which led to the domestic dog. This included the dog's genetic divergence from the wolf, its domestication...

breeds of goat. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, according to archaeological evidence that its earliest domestication occurred...

The Bizet [bi.ze] is a domesticated breed of sheep originating from France. It grows wool but is primarily raised for meat. In 1952, the Bizet was introduced...