It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...

This post is in response to Autism and "Domestication Syndrome" in Humans By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. In the post to which this is a sequel, I reported remarkable research which suggests that, to the ...

The earliest domesticated animals played a crucial role in shaping human societies, providing companionship, labor, food, and ...

Animal domestication did not begin as an invention but as a gradual shift in behavior, trust, and control between species.

Ancient DNA of nearly 500 horses reveals that humans didn't domesticate them until 2200 B.C., 1,000 years later than we previously thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Humans have altered dogs through artificial selection, by breeding them. Dog domestication changed humans also, making us more effective hunters and herders. Domestication reduced the brain size of ...

A few years ago, I stayed in Kenya with the conservationists Karl and Kathy Ammann, who kept a rescued chimpanzee named Mzee in their home. Even as a young adult, Mzee was generally well-behaved and ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it's time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses ...