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Domestication of urban wildlife
Due to their adaptations to live alongside humans some urban species and subspecies are slowly becoming domesticated after being handfed by humans as well as becoming accustomed and habituated towards them which includes the Arctic fox, red fox, gray fox, European badger, European hedgehog, spotted hyena, American black bear, cinnamon bear, Alaska moose, Rocky Mountain elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, fallow deer, sika deer, Indian rhinoceros, nilgai, Nubian ibex, bighorn sheep, wild boar, collared peccary, coyote, eastern spotted skunk, striped skunk, raccoon, Virginia opossum, black rat, Indian palm squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, groundhog, eastern cottontail rabbit, eastern grey kangaroo, common ringtail possum, common brushtail possum, northern brushtail possum, emu, Canada goose, greylag goose, black swan, trumpeter swan, whooper swan, mute swan, sulphur-crested cockatoo, gang-gang cockatoo, Indian rose-ringed parakeet, red-masked parakeet, rainbow lorikeet, Australian king parrot, crimson rosella, laughing kookaburra, bald eagle, Cape skink and green iguana, These events take place in England, Nepal, India, the United States, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Japan, Australia, Poland, Israel, Canada, Norway and South Africa.
Potential domestication of other animals
Other animals such as the
Domestic animal attacks on humans
People have been attacked, bitten, mauled, hit, gored and killed by certain domestic animals such as
Feral descendants
subspecies | origin | image |
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Dingo
(Canis lupus dingo) |
Indonesia,
introduced to Australia |
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Kri-kri
(Capra hircus cretica) |
Crete | |
European mouflon
(Ovis aries musimon) |
Corsica, Sardinia |
Dangerous pets
Dogs aren't the only pets to be put down after attacking, mauling and killing people, it should be other pets that should be euthanized not to be sent to zoos after injuring and killing people including their owners such as
Domestic animals
even-toed ungulates | origin | image |
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Cattle
(Bos primigenius taurus) |
the Near East | |
Zebu
(Bos primigenius indicus) |
India | |
Sanga cattle
(Bos taurus africanus) |
Africa | |
Bali cattle
(Bos javanicus domesticus) |
Bali | |
Gayal
(Bos frontalis) |
India | |
Yak
(Bos grunniens) |
Tibet | |
Water buffalo
(Bubalus bubalis) |
India | |
Sheep
(Ovis aries) |
Iran | |
Goat
(Capra aegagrus hircus) |
Iran | |
Reindeer
(Rangifer tarandus) |
Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Mongolia, China | |
Pig
(Sus scrofa domesticus) |
the Near East, China | |
Dromedary camel
(Camelus dromedarius) |
Arabia | |
Bactrian camel
(Camelus bactrianus) |
Central Asia | |
Llama
(Lama glama) |
Peru | |
Alpaca
(Lama pacos) |
Peru | |
equids | origin | image |
Horse
(Equus ferus caballus) |
Kazakhstan | |
Pony
(Equus ferus caballus) |
Northern Europe | |
Donkey
(Equus africanus asinus) |
Egypt | |
leporids | origin | image |
Domestic rabbit
(Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus) |
Europe | |
rodents | origin | image |
Long-tailed chinchilla
(Chinchilla lanigera) |
Chile | |
Guinea pig
(Cavia porcellus) |
Peru | |
Golden hamster
(Mesocricetus auratus) |
Syria | |
Roborovski dwarf hamster
(Phodopus roborovskii) |
Central Asia | |
Winter white dwarf hamster
(Phodopus sungorus) |
Russia | |
Campbell's dwarf hamster
(Phodopus campbelli) |
Mongolia | |
Chinese hamster
(Cricetulus griseus) |
China | |
Mongolian gerbil
(Meriones unguiculatus) |
Mongolia | |
Fancy rat
(Rattus norvegicus domestica) |
Europe | |
Fancy mouse
(Mus musculus domestica) |
Europe | |
carnivorans | origin | image |
Dog
(Canis lupus familiaris) |
Germany | |
Domestic fox
(Vulpes vulpes amicus) |
Prince Edward Island introduced to Russia | |
Fuegian dog†
(Lycalopex culpaeus) |
Chile | |
Ferret
(Mustela putorius furo) |
North Africa | |
Cat
(Felis catus) |
the Near East | |
birds | origin | image |
Chicken
(Gallus gallus domesticus) |
India, Southeast Asia, China | |
Domestic turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo domesticus) |
Mexico | |
Domestic guineafowl
(Numida meleagris domesticus) |
West Africa | |
Japanese quail
(Coturnix japonica) |
Japan | |
Domestic pigeon
(Columba livia domestica) |
the Mediterranean Basin | |
Barbary dove
(Streptopelia risoria) |
North Africa | |
Domestic canary
(Serinus canaria domestica) |
the Canary Islands | |
Society finch
(Lonchura striata domestica) |
Japan | |
Domestic goose
(Anser anser domesticus) |
Southeast Europe | |
Knob goose
(Anser cygnoides domesticus) |
China | |
Domestic duck
(Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) |
China | |
Domestic Muscovy duck
(Cairina moschata domestica) |
South America | |
fish | origin | image |
Goldfish
(Carassius auratus) |
China | |
Koi
(Cyprinus rubrofuscus) |
China | |
insects | origin | image |
Western honey bee
(Apis mellifera) |
Europe, the United Kingdom | |
Domestic silkmoth
(Bombyx mori) |
China |
Domesticated wild animals
Some wild animals have been domesticated to some extent, but they have not evolved into a fully domesticated species or subspecies.
mammals | origin | image |
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Indian elephant
(Elephas maximus indicus) |
South Asia, Southeast Asia | |
Sri Lankan elephant
(Elephas maximus maximus) |
Sri Lanka | |
Sumatran elephant
(Elephas maximus sumatranus) |
Sumatra | |
Borneo elephant
(Elephas maximus borneensis) |
Borneo | |
Syrian elephant†
(Elephas maximus asurus) |
Western Asia
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North African elephant†
(Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) |
North Africa | |
Moose
(Alces alces) |
Russia, Sweden, Finland | |
Sika deer
(Cervus nippon) |
Japan, China | |
Fallow deer
(Dama dama) |
the Mediterranean Basin | |
Persian fallow deer
(Dama mesopotamica) |
the Middle East, introduced to Cyprus | |
White-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) |
Virginia | |
Caspian red deer
(Cervus elaphus maral) |
Iran | |
Red deer
(Cervus elaphus) |
Europe | |
Nilgai
(Boselaphus tragocamelus) |
India | |
Common eland
(Taurotragus oryx) |
South Africa | |
Giant eland
(Taurotragus derbianus) |
West Africa | |
Addax
(Addax nasomaculatus) |
Egypt | |
Scimitar oryx
(Oryx dammah) |
Egypt | |
Fringe-eared oryx
(Oryx beisa callotis) |
Kenya | |
Bubal hartebeest†
(Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus) |
Egypt | |
Muskox
(Ovibos moschatus) |
Alaska | |
Celebes warty pig
(Sus celebensis) |
Sulawesi | |
South American tapir
(Tapirus terrestris) |
Brazil | |
Crab-eating fox
(Cerdocyon thous) |
South America | |
Striped skunk
(Mephitis mephitis) |
North America | |
American mink
(Neovison vison) |
North America | |
Egyptian mongoose
(Herpestes ichneumon) |
Egypt | |
Leopard cat
(Prionailurus bengalensis) |
China | |
Rusty-spotted cat
(Prionailurus rubiginosus) |
India | |
Steppe lemming
(Lagurus lagurus) |
Eurasian Steppe | |
Degu
(Octodon degu) |
Chile | |
Four-toed hedgehog
(Atelerix albiventris) |
Central Africa, East Africa | |
birds | origin | image |
South African ostrich
(Struthio camelus australis) |
South Africa | |
Masai ostrich
(Struthio camelus massaicus) |
Kenya | |
Grey francolin
(Francolinus pondicerianus) |
Pakistan | |
Northern bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus) |
Virginia | |
Indian peafowl
(Pavo cristatus) |
India | |
Small-billed tinamou
(Crypturellus parvirostris) |
South America | |
Edible-nest swiftlet
(Aerodramus fuciphagus) |
Indonesia | |
Mute swan
(Cygnus olor) |
Europe, the United Kingdom | |
Zebra finch
(Taeniopygia guttata) |
Australia | |
Budgerigar
(Melopsittacus undulatus) |
Australia | |
European greenfinch
(Chloris chloris) |
Malta | |
Eurasian siskin
(Spinus spinus) |
Europe | |
Great cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo) |
China | |
Japanese cormorant
(Phalacrocorax capillatus) |
Japan | |
Neotropic cormorant
(Phalacrocorax brasilianus) |
Peru | |
Puna ibis
(Plegadis ridgwayi) |
Peru | |
Southern screamer
(Chauna torquata) |
South America | |
Secretarybird
(Sagittarius serpentarius) |
South Africa | |
fish | origin | image |
Common carp
(Cyprinus carpio) |
Europe | |
Grass carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
China | |
Silver carp
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) |
China | |
Bighead carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) |
China | |
Black carp
(Mylopharyngodon piceus) |
China | |
Giant barb
(Catlocarpio siamensis) |
Vietnam | |
Siamese fighting fish
(Betta splendens) |
Thailand | |
Guppy
(Poecilia reticulata) |
Brazil | |
invertebrates | origin | image |
European dark bee
(Apis mellifera mellifera) |
Europe, the United Kingdom | |
Indian honey bee
(Apis cerana indica) |
India | |
Cochineal
(Dactylopius coccus) |
Mexico | |
Giant West African snail
(Archachatina marginata) |
West Africa | |
reptiles | origin | image |
Desert kingsnake
(Lampropeltis splendida) |
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico | |
amphibians | origin | image |
Chinese edible frog
(Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) |
China |
Exotic pets
These animals have been bred and kept as
animals | origin | images | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reptiles | Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, the Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amphibians | Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Invertebrates
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Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fish | Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Birds | Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, the Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mammals | Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current cat subspecies
This is my own view on the current big cat and small cat subspecies.
lions | origin | image |
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Barbary lion
(Panthera leo leo) EW |
North Africa | |
African lion
(Panthera leo melanochaita) VU |
Southern Africa, East Africa, the Horn of Africa, Central Africa, West Africa | |
Asiatic lion
(Panthera leo persica) EN |
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tigers | origin | image |
Bengal tiger
(Panthera tigris tigris) EN |
South Asia, China, Myanmar | |
Indochinese tiger
(Panthera tigris corbetti) EN |
Southeast Asia, China, Northeast India | |
Malayan tiger
(Panthera leo jacksoni) CR |
Malaysia, Thailand, formely Singapore | |
Sumatran tiger
(Panthera tigris sumatrae) CR |
Sumatra | |
South China tiger
(Panthera tigris amoyensis) CR |
China | |
Siberian tiger
(Panthera tigris altaica) EN |
Russia, China, formely South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia | |
leopards | origin | image |
African leopard
(Panthera pardus pardus) NT |
Africa | |
Arabian leopard
(Panthera leo nimir) CR |
the Middle East, Egypt | |
Persian leopard
(Panthera pardus tulliana) EN |
Iran, Iraq, Russia, Central Asia, Turkey, Georgia, formely Samos | |
Indian leopard
(Panthera pardus fusca) NT |
South Asia, China | |
Sri Lankan leopard
(Panthera pardus kotiya) VU |
Sri Lanka | |
Indochinese leopard
(Panthera pardus delacouri) CR |
Southeast Asia, China | |
Javan leopard
(Panthera pardus melas) EN |
Java | |
Amur leopard
(Panthera pardus orientalis) CR |
China, Russia, formely North Korea, South Korea | |
cheetahs | origin | image |
Southeast African cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) VU |
Southern Africa, East Africa | |
Northeast African cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) VU |
Chad, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Eritrea, formely Djibouti, Egypt | |
Northwest African cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus hecki) CR |
the Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
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Asiatic cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) CR |
Iran, formely India, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Near East | |
Wildcats | origin | image |
Scottish wildcat
(Felis silvestris grampia) CR |
Scotland, formely England, Wales | |
Caucasian wildcat
(Felis silvestris caucasica) EN |
the Caucasus, Turkey | |
leopard cats | origin | image |
Amur leopard cat
(Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura) EN |
Russia, Manchuria, North Korea, South Korea, Tsushima Island | |
Iriomote cat
(Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) CR |
Iriomote
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Current species in the genus Canis
These are the current species in the genus Canis. Both black-backed jackals and side-striped jackals were originally in the genus now they are moved to a different genus Luputella
Canis | origin | image |
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Ethiopian wolf
(Canis simensis) |
Ethiopia | |
Wolf
(Canis lupus) |
Europe, Asia, Egypt, North America | |
Red wolf
(Canis rufus) |
North America | |
Eastern wolf
(Canis lycaon) |
North America | |
African wolf
(Canis lupaster) |
Africa | |
Coyote
(Canis latrans) |
North America | |
Golden jackal
(Canis aureus) |
Southwest Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
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