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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 94 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dogs have been domesticated for like 5x as long as horses, they never stopped being man's best friend

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even cats have been domesticated for longer than horses.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh, they domesticated themselves.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago

sleeper agents, the lot of 'em

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, but actually no. WE didn't domesticate cats. They domesticated themselves so they could reap the benefits of being our pets.