Animal originated Scientific abilities

names
Dog undetermined Canis lupus Sense of smell. Dogs have a sense of
familiaris smell that is 100,000 times more
sensitive than that of humans

Sheep Western Asia Ovis aries important for wool and meat today, and
are also occasionally raised for pelts, as
dairy animals, or as model organisms
for science.

Cat Fertile Crescent Felis catus  A highly attuned sense of

smell. ...
 Psychic whiskers. ...
 Super-quick feet. ...
 Balancing tail. ...
 Extraordinary hearing. ...
 Far-sighted focus. ...
 Tough tongue. ...
 Feline flexibility.
Goats Western Asia Capra  Arctic Adaptation/Desert
aegagrus Adaptation/Mountain Adaptation.
hircus  Charge!
 Climbing.
 Enhanced Agility.
 Enhanced Balance.
 Enhanced Dexterity.
 Enhanced Endurance.
 Enhanced Leap.

Pigs Western Asia Sus scrofa used for human food, but also supply
domesticus skin, fat and other materials for use in
clothing, ingredients for processed
foods, cosmetics, and medical use.

Cattle Eastern Sahara Bos taurus provide meat, milk, labor, leather and
hundreds of other products that people
use in everyday life.

Chicken Asia gallus Chicken delivers vital, under-consumed

domesticus nutrients of public health importance for
all age groups: Including potassium,
vitamin D, iron, and calcium. It is a good
source of protein that helps in building
muscles.
Guinea Andes Cavia used in folk medicine and in community
pig Mountains porcellus religious ceremonies but also raised for
their meat

Zebu Indus Valley Bos taurus Zebu are used as draught and riding
indicus animals, dairy cattle and beef cattle, as
well as for byproducts such as hides and
dung for fuel and manure

Donkey Northeast Equus asinus In rural areas, donkeys are often used in
Africa farming and as transportation: they pull
ploughs and carts, deliver goods to
market, and collect water from wells.

Horse Kazakhstan Equus provided the first means of fast travel.

caballus This sped up migration, trade, and
communication between cultures. They
helped languages and cultures spread
around the world. They helped people
do work, from plowing fields to hauling
goods.
Silkworm China Bombyx mori used for silk production for more than
5,000 years. The silk industry originally
started in China, distributed toward
several parts of Asia and the West, and
has contributed greatly to the economic
development of countries along the Silk
Road

Bactrian China or Camelus served as pack animals in inner Asia

camel Mongolia bactrianus since ancient times. With its tolerance
for cold, drought, and high altitudes, it
enabled the travel of caravans on the
Silk Road.

Honey Near East or Apis Production of about one third of the

Bee Western Asia human diet requires insect pollination,
and honey bees perform the majority of
pollination for these cultivated crops.
Globally, three out of four species of
cultivated crops are animal pollinated,
and honey bees are able to pollinate
most of these crops.

Dromedar Saudi Arabia Camelus described as having a high productive

y camel dromedarius potential, and for centuries, they have
been used by people (namely nomads)
in arid and hot regions as multipurpose
animals for physical labor, transport,
the production of milk, meat, wool, hair

Banteng Thailand Bos javanicus Banteng are important members of the

ecosystems in which they live. They
are important in nutrient cycling and
influence the composition of plant
communities through their grazing and
browsing activities

Yak Tibet Bos The yak was valued as a beast of

grunniens burden but also provided meat, milk,
hide, wool and hair and, of paramount
importance, its dung for fuel in a tree-
less landscape

Water Pakistan Bubalus they have played a major role as a

buffalo bubalis source of draft power in agriculture and
as a source of meat and milk for
centuries.

Duck Western Asia Bucephala ducks act as natural predators against

albeola insects, slugs and snails and also feed
on grain which would otherwise be lost
during harvesting and winnowing.

Goose Germany Anser uses for geese on the farm include meat
production, lawn maintenance and
guarding. The wonderful thing about
geese is how easily their natural
behaviors can be utilized to perform
these tasks — they require no training
and very little human interference.
Mongoos Egypt Herpestidae Humans have long admired mongooses
e for the animals' ability to kill venomous
snakes, including cobras and adders.
Reindeer Siberia Rangifer Reindeer are an integral part of life in
tarandus the far north. The cultures there rely on
the animals for transport, food and
skins.
Reindeer are the only animal suited to
the cold that can provide the people
living in the arctic regions with animal
protein. They are raised for venison but
almost all parts of the animals are used.
The skin is an obvious, valuable and
extremely useful product. The skins are
used for clothing, rugs and numerous
other everyday items. Reindeer are
used as draft animals – transporting
both people and freight from A to B.
Stingless Mexico Meliponini Stingless bees have a great value
bee as main pollinators of wild flowering and
cultivated plants, thus playing a
fundamental role in the maintenance of
biodiversity and food security

Turkey Mexico Meleagris Turkeys were used both as a food source

and for their feathers and bones
Muscovy South America Cairina Muscovy ducks have no voice.
duck moschata Compared to other ducks and geese,
these birds are extremely quiet. In fact
they don’t quack at all, they mostly
hisssss. Yes, like a snake.
They have an insatiable appetite for
slugs, bugs and plants. I have even
seen them hunt flying mosquitoes,
sticking their heads down in the hunting
position as they flick their neck back
and forth at anything flying by. They are
great for cleaning up creeks, keeping
grass down, and even reducing the mice
population…
Scarlet Central Ara macao Macaws in general, aside from being
Macaw America visually impressive, are important
components of jungle life. They disperse
seeds which help the regeneration of
trees. Additionally, they are tightly
linked with the aguaje (Mauritia
flexuosa), a large palm tree that serves
as its natural nesting place.
Ostrich South Africa Struthio Word’s largest Bird
Ostriches are raised commercially for
their meat, hide and feathers. Ostrich
feathers are used for cleaning fine
machinery and equipment as well as for
decorations and in the fashion industry.
The quality of feathers produced from
ostriches raised in Europe and North
America differs from those produced in
Africa.