Poll: Which type of animal has meant the most to humans?
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Interesting question. Historically, I'd say Equine. They provided transportation since the dawn of man. But I also feel bovine fed people. Cats and dogs are awesome...but aside from emotional value, add little. You can make the argument that there would be no modern society without horses.
Definitely equine. Lots of food sources other than bovine.
The equine’s increase of the distance one could comfortably travel on foot in a day is as historically significant as the railroads increase in the distance one could travel via horse in a day.
The equine’s increase of the distance one could comfortably travel on foot in a day is as historically significant as the railroads increase in the distance one could travel via horse in a day.
Modern society really has bovine and equine to thank equally. We would not be where we are today without both. I went with bovine because I think they were used to plow fields and as a food source before equine.
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Also used for transportation, logging and grist mills.
Edited to add: I would have said equine but for a very long time they were only an animal used by the elite and considered a luxury. Oxen were used by commoners because the couldn't afford horses.
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Equine (to include Donkeys and cross breeds like Mules) by far.
Transport, hard labor, food, companionship, protection in cases (if horses spook, something is up)
Transport, hard labor, food, companionship, protection in cases (if horses spook, something is up)
Pubic crabs? Usually caught on a three day pass.
Wouldn’t even be at the point of needing life-saving vaccines, medical treatments, etc without some of the aforementioned animals giving us the ability to be more than hunter-gatherers.
Those you name are important, but relative luxuries.
Equine and to me it’s not that close. Did you know the Germans used 600,000 horses during the invasion of Russia
Choose other - without bugs/bees we would still be hunting and gathering.
question for you: if we descended from apes, why did we lose our hair and develop worse eye sight? If the theory of evolution is correct, why would people lose hair causing them to need to wear cloths to stay warm? how did we evolve to needing less eyesight quality?
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I was in Key West over the new year and toured Hemmingway's house. Apparently, the builder of the house was a very prominent and wealthy architect. he build the home in key west. And, while away on business, his wife and daughters got Yellow Fever and all died. Must have been rough. But a reminder as to why few wanted to live in that area before modern convenience and controls.
Thanks for the clarification Testa.
In that case I would say equine. This animal helped in terms of labor, combat and transportation. All critical to human survival.
Ancient men and their domestic wolves were a force.
If this is a serious question, it would help to understand how evolution works, before you question its validity.
You are mistaking evolution in the logical sense vs sexual selection resulting in evolutionary drift.
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Cats. I once hit one and the Chinese restaurant gave me four bucks for it.
Gotta agree with this one as far as Pleistocene humans establishing themselves as a global species. I have read one anthropologist making the case that humans and their dogs extirpated Neanderthals from their historic range.
Canine since you stated HUMAN history, not western civilization in particular. Entire civilizations on multiple continents developed without the equine.
I believe it would be fair to say that relationships with canines are found with all civilizations on all continents. Clearly more universal.
I believe it would be fair to say that relationships with canines are found with all civilizations on all continents. Clearly more universal.
Canine's have been useful to man in every era. From hunting, to herding, to protecting to transportation. And today they provide security (bomb detectors and drug sniffers) and assistance to the disabled. Oh and they have been our besties forever.
What about fish, or other animal food sources from the sea, rivers, and oceans? Didn't most early human civilizations coalesce near significant bodies of water? In my estimation, practically no humans would have ever even seen a cat, dog, cow, or horse if there hadn't been a reliable food source in the waters adjacent to early human civilizations. Perhaps though the contributions of the animals referenced by the OP have exceeded the contributions of the water dwelling animals that I am citing.
Fishes. Fairly easy prey, required no work to cultivate, other aquatics such as clams and other bivalves are easily harvested without much expenditure of energy. Chickens might be up there. But you'd have to know how to grow grain or have a good supply of natural feed on hand.
By the way, if you were wealthy enough to have chickens, you grew corn which could be mashed up and distilled. You could also probably grow tobacco. Therefore you could rule the world with whiskey mussels and a nice stogie. The world would beat a path to your door.
By the way, if you were wealthy enough to have chickens, you grew corn which could be mashed up and distilled. You could also probably grow tobacco. Therefore you could rule the world with whiskey mussels and a nice stogie. The world would beat a path to your door.
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I was just f---ing with mcdaddy and you jumped in and ruined it! His head was exploding.
Horses of long-ago were about 1/2 the size they are today. The equine’s are a newish thing to the human race.
Bovine’s elevated the species.
Fish- they forced humans to explore new waters as shore fishing became bare.
My answer - Fish
Now you’ve done it. Felli’s new crusade will be against humans because they got rid of Neanderthals.
