October 25, 2022
Guinea pigs were domesticated by Indigenous people in South America more than 3,000 years ago as a source of food. They are still a popular dish today.
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7 More Domestic Animals and Their Wild Ancestors
Your goldfish’s ancestors weren’t gold. Your hamburger’s ancestors are extinct. Rabbits were first domesticated so monks could eat their fetuses. Step inside for a whistlestop tour of some of the weirder facts about animal domestication. If you missed the first installment of this list series,
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