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Domestic animals were not discovered.
All animals have been in existence for many thousands of years. Those that man found useful he captured and kept. Through selective breeding, which is a kind of genetic engineering, he bred the animals for the traits he wanted.
Wild sheep and goats would have been captured and bred. For the meat, wool or milk.
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∙ 13y agoThe first sheep came to America with Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to America in 1493
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∙ 9y agoSheep is an offshoot of goats. They have been inhabitants of the earth ever since mankind has been here. There is no definite answer as to where did the sheep originate.
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∙ 14y agoThe Astrolapithicusoforensus were the first to domesticate dogs, so around 300 BCE
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∙ 9y agoSheep are thought to be one of the first animals domesticated by humans. Sheep were first domesticated between 11000 and 9000 BC, in ancient Mesopotamia.
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∙ 9y agoAncient Egyptians were the first people known to domesticate cattle, sheep and goats. The Egyptians domesticated the animals approximately 4500 years ago.
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∙ 12y agoTo provide meat and wool
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Is a meerkat domesticated?
No, meerkats are not domesticated animals.
Why is dolly the sheep unique?
because she is a black sheep
Are fainting goats endangered?
They are domesticated; therefore no.
What animals are diurnal?
There are many mammals which are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day. They include:Numbats (the only truly diurnal marsupial)Horses, cattle, sheep and other stock animalssome domesticated pets such as dogsalmost all primates, such as chimpanzees, gorilla and monkeyssome marine mammals such as dolphins
How teeth and jaw of a sheep is adapted to its function?
The teeth of sheep have adapted for the function of eating. Depending on where the sheep lives, its teeth and jaw will be different. The teeth will adapt to its food, making it the easiest for the sheep to eat, and those sheep will reproduce.
What do domesticated sheep eat?
Domesticated sheep eatforbs and other pasture plants!!
Are bighorn sheep domesticated?
No
When and where were sheeps domesticated?
Sheep are thought to be one of the first animals domesticated by humans. Sheep were first domesticated between 11000 and 9000 BC, in ancient Mesopotamia.
How many sheep are there?
It is estimated that there are 1.75 billion sheep (domesticated) in the world.
When were sheep first domesticated?
3,500 bc
What domesticate do?
Domesticated sheep eatforbs and other pasture plants!!
Which country did sheep originally come from?
Sheep began to be domesticated about 9,000 to 11,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
What do domestics eat?
Domesticated sheep eatforbs and other pasture plants!!
What animal domesticated by the Inca did the Spanish call a Peruvian sheep?
The llama.
What did the sheep evolve from?
It's not exactly clear what the direct ancestor was, but it's thought that domesticated sheep came from a type of mouflon.
Which animals were the first to be domesticated by Stone Age agricultural societies?
The first domesticated animals were sheep in the Middle East. This is supported by archeological evidence in Shanidar, Iraq.
What does a wild sheep eat?
All sheep are grazers. Be them wild or domesticated they all eat the same. Wild sheep enjoy grass and grasing as much as the dometics.
