User:Dennis the mennis

Hello I'm Dennis the mennis I've studied animal welfare at college since 2016. I admire and respect all life and I enjoy interacting with animals as well as reading their body language, in other words I believe in the welfare of all animals. As a wikipedian I help to correct articles that have errors and issues. During my holiday in France a new fact popped into my head it said there's no such thing as a good pet and a bad pet there are only good owners and bad owners. Animals should only be judged by their temperament which determines how they're brought up and treated by their owners. In my opinion, domestic and wild animals aren't that different from each other because they both retain natural instincts for example a dog bite isn't that different from a wolf bite, another example sheep, goats and camels come into rut just like deer do in the wild, both horses and donkeys can be unpredictable just like zebras can. Both domestic pigs and wild boars can be aggressive towards humans due to sows protecting their offspring and boars in the mating season. No animal can be 100% trusted no matter if its domestic or non domestic even a well trained dog can't be completely trusted with small children. I do also like drawing animals on pieces of paper and sometimes color them, I draw speech bubbles on my drawings in order to create a story and a scenario. My theory is that dingoes were once domesticated by the early aboriginals who brought them to Australia to be used for hunting kangaroos and emus, when they invented the boomerang it was a much more effective weapon then the dingo so it replaced them and the hunter gatherers released their dingoes into the wild to fend for themselves. The Greenlandic Inuits originally domesticated Greenland wolves as sled dogs, guard dogs and as pets but now there are none in captivity. I believe that both zoos and safari parks should not keep domestic animals such as camels, llamas, alpacas, Heck horses, domestic water buffaloes, gayals, Highland cattle, Heck cattle, Hungarian grey cattle, yaks, Ankole cattle and Ankole-Watusi cattle because these animals don't play a role in conservation they only play a important role in agriculture, both zoos and safari parks should only keep wild animals that play a vital role in conservation. These domestic animals should only be kept on farms, ranches and petting zoos. Dingoes, New Guinea singing dogs, European mouflons and the kri-kri are considered to be feral therefore should not be kept in zoos but they can be kept as pets or on farms and ranches. I am diagnosed with autism but its mild.

Domestication of urban wildlife

Due to their adaptations to live alongside humans some urban species and subspecies are slowly becoming domesticated after being handfed by humans as well as becoming accustomed and habituated towards them which includes the Arctic fox, red fox, gray fox, European badger, European hedgehog, spotted hyena, American black bear, cinnamon bear, Alaska moose, Rocky Mountain elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, fallow deer, sika deer, Indian rhinoceros, nilgai, Nubian ibex, bighorn sheep, wild boar, collared peccary, coyote, eastern spotted skunk, striped skunk, raccoon, Virginia opossum, black rat, Indian palm squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, groundhog, eastern cottontail rabbit, eastern grey kangaroo, common ringtail possum, common brushtail possum, northern brushtail possum, emu, Canada goose, greylag goose, black swan, trumpeter swan, whooper swan, mute swan, sulphur-crested cockatoo, gang-gang cockatoo, Indian rose-ringed parakeet, red-masked parakeet, rainbow lorikeet, Australian king parrot, crimson rosella, laughing kookaburra, bald eagle, Cape skink and green iguana, These events take place in England, Nepal, India, the United States, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Japan, Australia, Poland, Israel, Canada, Norway and South Africa.

Potential domestication of other animals

Other animals such as the Arctic wolf, island fox, quokka, alpine marmot, Desmarest's hutia and the Aldabra giant tortoise don't thrive in a urban environment but they seem to be potential candidates for domestication due to their lack of fear of humans. Other animals such as the warthog make their home in villages and campsites and losing their natural fear of humans after been handfed, this is another wild pig species that is slowly becoming domesticated. In Glen Etive the Scottish red deer is slowly becoming domesticated after being handfed & becoming accustomed to humans. The western grey kangaroo on Kangaroo Island is a ideal candidate for domestication because of its lack of fear of humans. The common eider is another ideal candidate for domestication due to its tameable nature and it could be farmed for its eggs and feathers although the meat is said to taste tough and fishy.

Domestic animal attacks on humans

People have been attacked, bitten, mauled, hit, gored and killed by certain domestic animals such as dogs, cats, ferrets, cattle, gayals, camels, llamas, alpacas, pigs, yaks, zebu, rams, goats, reindeer and water buffaloes, This is usually a result of rabies, animal cruelty, territoriality, mating season and mothers defending their offspring. horses, ponies and donkeys don't attack people but they can bite, strike, trample and kick people which can turn fatal especially by larger breeds.

Feral descendants

Dingoes, kri-kris and European mouflons are all in fact descendants of domestic ancestors. Here are the images in my wikitable.

subspecies	origin	image
Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)	Indonesia, introduced to Australia
Kri-kri (Capra hircus cretica)	Crete
European mouflon (Ovis aries musimon)	Corsica, Sardinia

Dangerous pets

Dogs aren't the only pets to be put down after attacking, mauling and killing people, it should be other pets that should be euthanized not to be sent to zoos after injuring and killing people including their owners such as lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cougars, bears, wolves, dingoes and crocodiles.

Domestic animals

even-toed ungulates	origin	image
Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus)	the Near East
Zebu (Bos primigenius indicus)	India
Sanga cattle (Bos taurus africanus)	Africa
Bali cattle (Bos javanicus domesticus)	Bali
Gayal (Bos frontalis)	India
Yak (Bos grunniens)	Tibet
Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)	India
Sheep (Ovis aries)	Iran
Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)	Iran
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Mongolia, China
Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)	the Near East, China
Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)	Arabia
Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)	Central Asia
Llama (Lama glama)	Peru
Alpaca (Lama pacos)	Peru
equids	origin	image
Horse (Equus ferus caballus)	Kazakhstan
Pony (Equus ferus caballus)	Northern Europe
Donkey (Equus africanus asinus)	Egypt
leporids	origin	image
Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)	Europe
rodents	origin	image
Long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)	Chile
Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)	Peru
Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)	Syria
Roborovski dwarf hamster (Phodopus roborovskii)	Central Asia
Winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus)	Russia
Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)	Mongolia
Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus)	China
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)	Mongolia
Fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica)	Europe
Fancy mouse (Mus musculus domestica)	Europe
carnivorans	origin	image
Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)	Germany
Domestic fox (Vulpes vulpes amicus)	Prince Edward Island introduced to Russia
Fuegian dog† (Lycalopex culpaeus)	Chile
Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)	North Africa
Cat (Felis catus)	the Near East
birds	origin	image
Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)	India, Southeast Asia, China
Domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus)	Mexico
Domestic guineafowl (Numida meleagris domesticus)	West Africa
Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)	Japan
Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)	the Mediterranean Basin
Barbary dove (Streptopelia risoria)	North Africa
Domestic canary (Serinus canaria domestica)	the Canary Islands
Society finch (Lonchura striata domestica)	Japan
Domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus)	Southeast Europe
Knob goose (Anser cygnoides domesticus)	China
Domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)	China
Domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata domestica)	South America
fish	origin	image
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)	China
Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)	China
insects	origin	image
Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)	Europe, the United Kingdom
Domestic silkmoth (Bombyx mori)	China

Domesticated wild animals

Some wild animals have been domesticated to some extent, but they have not evolved into a fully domesticated species or subspecies.

mammals	origin	image
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)	South Asia, Southeast Asia
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)	Sri Lanka
Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus)	Sumatra
Borneo elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis)	Borneo
Syrian elephant† (Elephas maximus asurus)	Western Asia
North African elephant† (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis)	North Africa
Moose (Alces alces)	Russia, Sweden, Finland
Sika deer (Cervus nippon)	Japan, China
Fallow deer (Dama dama)	the Mediterranean Basin
Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica)	the Middle East, introduced to Cyprus
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)	Virginia
Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral)	Iran
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)	Europe
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)	India
Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)	South Africa
Giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus)	West Africa
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)	Egypt
Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah)	Egypt
Fringe-eared oryx (Oryx beisa callotis)	Kenya
Bubal hartebeest† (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus)	Egypt
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)	Alaska
Celebes warty pig (Sus celebensis)	Sulawesi
South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris)	Brazil
Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)	South America
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)	North America
American mink (Neovison vison)	North America
Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)	Egypt
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)	China
Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)	India
Steppe lemming (Lagurus lagurus)	Eurasian Steppe
Degu (Octodon degu)	Chile
Four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)	Central Africa, East Africa
birds	origin	image
South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)	South Africa
Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus)	Kenya
Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)	Pakistan
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)	Virginia
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)	India
Small-billed tinamou (Crypturellus parvirostris)	South America
Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)	Indonesia
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)	Europe, the United Kingdom
Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)	Australia
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)	Australia
European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)	Malta
Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)	Europe
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)	China
Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)	Japan
Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)	Peru
Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi)	Peru
Southern screamer (Chauna torquata)	South America
Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)	South Africa
fish	origin	image
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)	Europe
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	China
Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)	China
Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)	China
Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)	China
Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis)	Vietnam
Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)	Thailand
Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)	Brazil
invertebrates	origin	image
European dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera)	Europe, the United Kingdom
Indian honey bee (Apis cerana indica)	India
Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus)	Mexico
Giant West African snail (Archachatina marginata)	West Africa
reptiles	origin	image
Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida)	Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
amphibians	origin	image
Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)	China

Exotic pets

These animals have been bred and kept as exotic pets due to their size, appearances and variable colors. They are commonly kept in homes, large estates, private collections and on farms and ranches. Some of them are undemanding, easy to care for and require low maintenance and others require high maintenance. With captive breeding of exotic pets becoming more prevalent, less wild animals are being taken from the wild. The keeping of exotic pets symbolized the wealth and the rich especially amongst royalties and the nobility which dates back to Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt. Some of these exotic pets are dangerous and can only be owned by experienced and knowledgeable owners. Some indigenous tribes do keep certain exotic animals as pets.

animals	origin	images
Reptiles	Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, the Solomon Islands
Amphibians	Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands
Invertebrates	Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
Fish	Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Solomon Islands
Birds	Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, the Solomon Islands
Mammals	Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands

Current cat subspecies

This is my own view on the current big cat and small cat subspecies.

lions	origin	image
Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) EW	North Africa
African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) VU	Southern Africa, East Africa, the Horn of Africa, Central Africa, West Africa
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) EN	India, formely Hungary, Western Asia, Southeast Europe, Transcaucasia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Southern Russia, Ukraine
tigers	origin	image
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) EN	South Asia, China, Myanmar
Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) EN	Southeast Asia, China, Northeast India
Malayan tiger (Panthera leo jacksoni) CR	Malaysia, Thailand, formely Singapore
Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) CR	Sumatra
South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis) CR	China
Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) EN	Russia, China, formely South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia
leopards	origin	image
African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) NT	Africa
Arabian leopard (Panthera leo nimir) CR	the Middle East, Egypt
Persian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana) EN	Iran, Iraq, Russia, Central Asia, Turkey, Georgia, formely Samos
Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) NT	South Asia, China
Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) VU	Sri Lanka
Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) CR	Southeast Asia, China
Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas) EN	Java
Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) CR	China, Russia, formely North Korea, South Korea
cheetahs	origin	image
Southeast African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) VU	Southern Africa, East Africa
Northeast African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) VU	Chad, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Eritrea, formely Djibouti, Egypt
Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) CR	the Central African Republic, Chad, Algeria, Mali, West Africa, formely Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana
Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) CR	Iran, formely India, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Near East
Wildcats	origin	image
Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) CR	Scotland, formely England, Wales
Caucasian wildcat (Felis silvestris caucasica) EN	the Caucasus, Turkey
leopard cats	origin	image
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura) EN	Russia, Manchuria, North Korea, South Korea, Tsushima Island
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) CR	Iriomote

Current species in the genus Canis

These are the current species in the genus Canis. Both black-backed jackals and side-striped jackals were originally in the genus now they are moved to a different genus Luputella

Canis	origin	image
Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis)	Ethiopia
Wolf (Canis lupus)	Europe, Asia, Egypt, North America
Red wolf (Canis rufus)	North America
Eastern wolf (Canis lycaon)	North America
African wolf (Canis lupaster)	Africa
Coyote (Canis latrans)	North America
Golden jackal (Canis aureus)	Southeast Europe, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia