Question

how do domesticated animals become different from wild animals? Justify the statement with an example

Answer 1

Domesticated animals have been genetically changed to be less aggressive toward humans and/or to have traits and behaviors that make them more useful to humans. Domestication is usually the result of deliberate selective breeding, but sometimes occurs naturally (as with domesticated dogs, which evolved while hanging around human camps - less aggressive animals were allowed closer in, and got more food scraps).

Wild animals have not been genetically changed to make them more useful to humans.

Note: An individual domesticated animal can never be wild. The correct term for a domestic animal that has not been handled by humans and lives without human care is ‘feral.’ (Feral horses doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, does it? But it’s correct).

An individual wild animal can never be domesticated. The correct term for a wild animal that allows human handling and is cared for by humans is ‘tame.’

Answer 2

Domesticated animals are tamed whereas wild animals are not tamed