Why can some animals be domesticated while others can't? Is there any evolutionary reason to it? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A domesticated animal is one that has been bred and adapted ...

It gives new meaning to dog years. Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one particular type to be the oldest ...

Pets and other domesticated animals could provide new clues into the emergence of infections that can spread between animals and humans. The study showed that the number of parasites and pathogens ...

We have degraded our cats. We put them in tights, dress them up as sushi for Halloween, and have perpetuated a myth of laziness that makes it difficult to believe that Mr. Mittens could be at all ...

Scientists don't know exactly how wolves were domesticated into early dogs, but it's possible that they domesticated themselves by choosing to coexist with humans so that, a new study finds, they ...

There are no such things as "wild" horses anymore. Research published in Science today overturns a long-held assumption that Przewalski's horses, native to the Eurasian steppes, are the last wild ...

When domesticated rabbit breeds return to the wild and feralise, they do not simply revert to their wild form—they experience distinct, novel anatomical changes. Credit: Michael SY Lee. Originally ...

Every dog has its day, and scientists are trying to figure out when that first day happened. At some point in ancient history humans developed close relationships with four-legged creatures that would ...

The domestication of dogs by humans was so inevitable, it may have happened more than once, according to a new study. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal Science, a team of international ...