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Asked by claralores14 to Rupert, Ines, Ellen, Cedric, Carrie on 7 Mar 2017.
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Carrie Ijichi answered on 7 Mar 2017:
If you mean why are some animals in human homes and others in the wild, it’s because we chose to make them captive. Sometimes we’ll breed them for generations until they become more tame and then we call them “domesticated” and other times they’re still pretty wild but less like companion pets. That might not be a good idea for the welfare of the animal though as some of them really don’t like being in captivity, even if their owners really love them.
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Ellen Williams answered on 7 Mar 2017:
Carrie already answered this question perfectly I think – the animals in your home (cats/dogs/rabbits etc) have been domesticated over many years. We then bring them into our homes and become their care givers. Animals that live in the wild are just that, they are wild, they fend for themselves – feed themselves and look after themselves
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Rupert Marshall answered on 7 Mar 2017:
People’s houses can make perfect homes for many wild animals – from spiders & cockroaches to mice, rats and bats. More birds live in suburban areas than do in the countryside – we provide so much food and so many nestboxes it’s like a celebrity lifestyle for them. Mice and hedgehogs might live under a house or a shed – it’s warm, it’s dry and it’s more secure than most “natural” shelters. And for bats, the roof of your house is ideal – not as draughty as hanging around in a tree.
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Cedric Tan answered on 10 Mar 2017:
Nice!
The ones that live at home are either domesticated by humans, i.e. pets or those that take opportunities that are provided unintentionally by humans, i.e. pests.
Those living in the jungle require specific foods, environment from the jungle and cannot adapt to living with humans.
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Ines Goncalves answered on 12 Mar 2017:
Hi Clara. I’d broadly classify animals into 4 categories. First, you have wild animals that live in the water, jungle, forest, savannah, desert etc. These animals are “wild”, they live in their environment, to which they are adapted, and they don’t easily fit in other environments. Then you have domesticated animals. These have been bred for hundreds/thousands of years to be useful to humans, like cows and sheep. You wouldn’t have them as pets running around the house, but they are tame, they don’t stress easily and they are used to living close to humans. Then you have companion animals, like dogs and cats, which have been domesticated exactly to be sociable and tame and be good company to humans. Finally, you have those animals that are able to take advantage of human houses and environments but are not domesticated. They simply make the most of the warm, dry and safe environments that houses provide. These include, mice and spiders for example.
Hope this helps!
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claralores14 commented on :
Thank you!! That was very useful