Conservation status · 10 species

Domesticated animals

Domestic animals bred by people, such as horses, cattle, sheep and chickens. The IUCN Red List assesses wild species, not domestic forms.

Species profiles

Mammals

Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

The alpaca is a small domesticated camelid from the Andes, bred from the wild vicuña for its soft fleece. Size, huacaya and suri types, behavior and lifespan.

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Bactrian camel

Camelus bactrianus

The Bactrian camel is the two-humped camel of Central Asia, built for cold deserts. Its size, humps, winter coat, diet, lifespan and its rare wild relative.

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Mammals

Cow

Bos taurus

Cattle are domesticated grazing mammals descended from the extinct aurochs. Facts on cow size, breeds, cud chewing, herd behavior, calves and natural lifespan.

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Donkey

Equus asinus

The donkey is a domesticated ass bred from the African wild ass about 7,000 years ago. Size, the bray, desert hardiness, lifespan, mules and feral burros.

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Dromedary camel

Camelus dromedarius

The dromedary is the one-humped camel of Arabia and North Africa. Its fat-filled hump, how it survives without water, size, lifespan and domestication.

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Goat

Capra hircus

The goat is a domesticated bovid bred from the wild bezoar goat about 10,000 years ago. Size, breeds, browsing diet, odd pupils, climbing, kids and lifespan.

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Horse

Equus caballus

The horse is a domesticated grazing mammal bred from wild steppe horses about 4,200 years ago. Size, senses, speed, herd life, lifespan and wild relatives.

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Llama

Lama glama

The llama is a domestic South American camelid bred from the wild guanaco and used as a pack animal for millennia. Size, wool, behavior, spitting and lifespan.

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Pig

Sus domesticus

The domestic pig is a clever, omnivorous farm animal bred from the wild boar over 10,000 years ago. Its snout, senses, social life, piglets, size and lifespan.

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Sheep

Ovis aries

The sheep is a domesticated grazing mammal bred from the wild mouflon about 10,500 years ago. Size, wool and hair breeds, flocking, face memory and lifespan.

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