Domestication

          If the theory, animal, animal, in practice only a small number of species of mammals (especially dogs and cats) and other small animals, birds, fish, lizards, they are practical. One of the reasons is the fact that large animals can not be mounted in small houses.

Generally speaking, the animal must be relatively small (or can be easily controlled) on its unwanted trends negligible, or it's really domesticable animals. The first animals such as fish (including carnivores such as pirana), chickens, invertebrates and small mammals.

Some animals are sufficiently capable of adapting to human interaction to take into account domesticable. Dogs ( "Man is the best friend") is considered a classic example of domesticated animals normally lends only to domestic animals. For domestic dogs are very similar to wolves, but their physical form and behavior are usually different, rather than differences in size, overcoats, or images. Gedragsgestoorde, the characteristic changes in the domestication of the dog, since the extended childhood, representing an increase of playful and increase šteká. On vlky is much less fun and sing.

More than fifty years, Russian scientists also foxes domestic money, which leads to Taming Silver Fox. While the number produced was very low, are sold as pets, and they show that the domestication of other canids that wolves as possible.

Many rodents such as rats, mice fantasy, Syrian Hamster, and usually kept as pets.

These animals are usually exotic reptiles as pets. In May change in the future, "exotic" pet ownership is still fast. Some of these animals, such as green iguanas, a large display and large lizards, birds, animals are not suitable for most people, because extending the housing and food. They can also be very aggressive, if not treated. Exotických mammals are becoming increasingly popular as pets. For example, it is ježek domesticated selectively bred to the point where physical properties directly to their wild European and African colleagues. [] The individual has sometimes faced with legal problems to keep large exotic pets, rural and urban dwellings. A few years ago in New York City police arrested a man, who officials of large cats and alligator in a small apartment on Manhattan [4], many species are difficult to manipulate and can be for pets population. Dravcu, eagles and sokoly, must be treated very cautiously, to avoid attacks on their caregivers, the sport falconry is largely ways to prevent such an outcome, and they are not pets in the sense here. Big cats are not pets, because they are not reliable means to reduce the dynamic (although cheetahs are the exception and is kept as pets in the past). It is not a big door for the same reasons. Small monkeys may be associates of a man, but it is not known to transfer their curiosity, which leads to destruction. Mýval also appropriate to this example. They are easy to adapt to almost any environment, but resist domestication. One the other hand, some of WEZEL and otter varieties are fellow human beings.

The animal can be purchased from a pet, animal welfare, the goalkeeper, and private transactions, usually because of their child after the birth of the litter. See also the animal adoption. Because of environmental and public safety, some animals are illegal in many areas.