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Related: About this forumWhy Are There No Domestic Moose?
Domestication allowed our species to conquer the globe. This is how it works.Explains quite well why cats are the way they are and so different from dogs.
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Why Are There No Domestic Moose? (Original Post)
KY_EnviroGuy
Apr 2020
OP
Probably the same reason we didn't domesticated zebras. Jared Diamond says they're too
tblue37
Apr 2020
#1
maybe not enuff useful products from a moose to put up with aggravation/danger? nt
msongs
Apr 2020
#2
It's explained well in the video. Some species just will not yield to human dominion...
KY_EnviroGuy
Apr 2020
#6
tblue37
(64,982 posts)1. Probably the same reason we didn't domesticated zebras. Jared Diamond says they're too
dangerous and don't really ever tame.
msongs
(67,199 posts)2. maybe not enuff useful products from a moose to put up with aggravation/danger? nt
dweller
(23,562 posts)5. yeh who wants to eat
a moosesteak?
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KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)6. It's explained well in the video. Some species just will not yield to human dominion...
and many are just too dangerous or impossible to breed in captivity.
I've heard from friends in Wyoming you don't want to be around a pissed off moose. They do however pass the test with flying colors on usefulness: leather and meat.
But the best part was the explanation about cats.....
ZZenith
(4,110 posts)3. This whole premise ignores the fact that it's cats who actually conquered the globe.
Were all working for them whether we realize it or not.
CanonRay
(14,038 posts)4. Having accidentally gotten between a cow and her calf on a trail
I have my own opinion as to why they can't be domesticated
Sneederbunk
(14,208 posts)7. Caribou are wild. Reindeer are not.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)8. Moose have NO FEAR of humans.
csziggy
(34,120 posts)9. It's been predicted in science Fiction (as just about anything possible has been)
Hiero's Journey
Hiero's Journey is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Sterling Lanier first published in 1973 by Chilton Book Co. The novel follows the adventures of a priest by the name of Per Hiero Desteen as he explores the mutant-infested wilderness of Canada and North America five millennia after an event called The Death destroyed civilization. Riding a mutant moose named Klootz, with which he is able to communicate telepathically, Hiero attempts to uncover what has become of some colonies that his abbey has attempted to establish. Hiero's eventual allies include Gorm, a telepathic black bear, and Luchare, a princess from the distant kingdom of Dalwah. On his journey he faces many dangers, including mutated humans, mutant beasts, and the evil forces of The Brotherhood of the Unclean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiero%27s_Journey
Hiero's Journey is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Sterling Lanier first published in 1973 by Chilton Book Co. The novel follows the adventures of a priest by the name of Per Hiero Desteen as he explores the mutant-infested wilderness of Canada and North America five millennia after an event called The Death destroyed civilization. Riding a mutant moose named Klootz, with which he is able to communicate telepathically, Hiero attempts to uncover what has become of some colonies that his abbey has attempted to establish. Hiero's eventual allies include Gorm, a telepathic black bear, and Luchare, a princess from the distant kingdom of Dalwah. On his journey he faces many dangers, including mutated humans, mutant beasts, and the evil forces of The Brotherhood of the Unclean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiero%27s_Journey
I read it and might still have a copy in my science fiction collection. Unfortunately, that is packed away so I can't check. But the book is now available from Amazon in Kindle format - or should be if they can get the file replaced:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KSR34O/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1