Welcome to Day 2 of my July Trivia posts.*
Trivia: In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
Domestication can be a tricky thing. Just because an animal puts up with humans, does not necessarily mean they are domesticated. Tigers may be trained to do things, but they are still wild animals, while most dogs would bend over backward to please their human. So, when was the last animal domesticated?
According to ThoughtCo., a lot sooner than 4,000 years ago. Yeah, this bit of trivia is bunk. Even though I might debate that ostriches, while farmed by some people, are not truly domesticated, other animals clearly are.
Check out the website of you want a complete list of domesticated animals. This list is of animals domesticated sooner than 4,000 years ago.
- Goose, Germany, 1500 BC
- Mongoose, Egypt, 1500 BC
- Reindeer, Siberia, 1000 BC
- Stingless Bee, Mexico, 300 BC-AD 200
- Turkey, Mexico, 100 BC-AD 100
- Muscovy Duck, South America, AD 100
- Scarlet Macaw, Central America, AD 1000
- Ostrich, South Africa, AD 1866
I give this trivia a 5 out of 10. The five is because I learned something, and zero is for the trivia itself since it is clearly untrue.
*I’m doing something hard (for me) in July that I don’t want to talk about until August (in case I fail.) This something takes a lot of time, so I’m simplifying my July posts. I’m using a list of trivia that Aunt Patti emailed me. Each day, I will explore a trivia fact and bring you the truth, not just the clickbait. I might even rate the trivia. I think this will be fun because I love exploring new topics and sharing them with you. I hope you learn something too. If you do, why not share it with a friend. One of my goals is to get more readers, and word of mouth is a great way to do that. Many thanks.