ANSC 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cortisol, Neoteny, African Wildcat
15 Oct 2018
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Latin scientific name as well as the english common name. The progenitor species for dogs is the grey wolf. For cats, the progenitor species is the african wildcat. The latin scientific name for the african wild cat is felis silverstris lybica. Ansc 207 week 1, video 3: progenitor species for dogs and cats. youtube, Youtube, 24 aug. 2018, www. youtube. com/watch?v=9rxribij2dw&feature=youtu. be: please explain the difference between domestication and taming. Also, until recent times, the animals had to be useful to be domesticated. There are specific animals that fit these criteria, which is why only certain species have been able to be domesticated. This is not the case though for taming. Any animal can theoretically be tamed, and they do not have to have certain traits. Taming refers to making an animal easier to control, while domestication goes further than just taming, by utilizing animals for a specific purpose.
