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Will domestic animals ever lose their predatorial instincts?

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Some, dogs, for instance, are minutes away from returning to their wild ancestors. For a true life example our dog, a Belgian shepherd, is a rescue who had been living on his own in the woods and prairies, eating mice and rabbits. He's quite “tame” and domesticated now, but it took a while to gain his trust. read more

Domesticated animals may have certain traits in common, such as breeding well in captivity, having easy to meet dietary needs, and reaching maturity quickly, but this is not unique to them. Domesticated animals are native to nowhere because their genes are human-selected vs. naturally selected. Hybridization can also result in this. read more

We might want to first ask ourselves why wild animals fear humans. The answer is, not all of them do. For example, dodos were known for their lack of fear of people. Same thing goes for lots of animals inhabiting remote islands like the Galapagos, or penguins in Antarctica. read more

Humans throw things, if a group of unarmed people were faced by a large predator they would throw a lot of stones at it. Cats wash themselves and they bury their toilet pretty instinctively. The smarter the animal the more learned behaviour there is. read more