What is a domesticated animal?

A species made fit for human environments over a long period.

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  1. An animal that lives in a zoo
  2. A species made fit for human environments over a long period ✔
  3. A wild animal that visits sometimes

Why: Domestication means a species was kept in captivity and selectively bred over a long period.

Huh, didn't know that: Domestication means a species was kept in captivity and selectively bred over a long period.

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Domestic pets are homebodies by breeding.
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Answer: A species made fit for human environments over a long period. Domestication means a species was kept in captivity and selectively bred over a long period.

  1. Pet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet
    a species that has been made fit for a human environment, by being consistently kept in captivity and selectively bred over a long enough period of time
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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