How long does it take to domesticate aggressive animals now?

Probably several thousand years for true domestication. Those foxes that everyone cites in Russia are absolutely not domesticated. Their behaviors are nearly identical to their wild cousins. They have merely been selectively bred for subservient and “tame” behavior. read more

The genetic variation in the species, generational turnover and fecundity, those things will all make a tremendous difference in how long it might take to domesticate a group. The Russian fox farm experiment took about 60 to 80 years to produce domesticated foxes. read more

Domestication is when humans take a plant or animal species and, through selective breeding, transform the species into something beneficial for humans. Historically, there have been three major reasons why humans domesticate. The first is to create a ready source of food, such as taking the wild ancestors of cows and turning them into cattle. read more

In today's world, we take animal domestication for granted. But from meat and dairy products to faithful companionship, domesticated animals have provided us innumerable products, services and hours of labor that have had profound effect on the history of humanity. read more