What species have humans tried but failed to domesticate?
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I make the case that we haven't; over enough generations we just weed out the 'bad' and breed the 'good'. Why domesticate a gorilla?
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that's what domestication means. Once you get captive breeding going, you can apply artificial selection pressure.
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we won't spend time and resources as hunter gatherers for non-utility animals
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that's a weaker point. With enough resources and luxury everything is worth domesticating. Dolphins, orcas, cheetahs...
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disagree; you asked what we have tried and failed at domesticating; I would argue that all of those are failures.
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worth domesticating I said, not that we'd succeed. You were saying we wouldn't try.
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I was answering your initial question. Thinking about that more, I think average lifespan of animal being domesticated is important too
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ex: comparatively easy to domesticate dogs or plants bc of short lifespans; multiple generations can be viewed by a single breeder
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counter example: elephants, or orcas, or Dolphins, live for much longer periods, so the selective breeding takes much longer
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