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saritawolff · 3 months

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Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

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monsterfrills · 3 days

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So I think I forgot to post about it here but I'm knitting my own wedding dress.

Edit to add materials: I'm using suri silk alpaca (apparently I'm slightly allergic to mohair?), and glass beads for the silvery and pearl beads.

#knitblr #lace knitting #fuzz posts #wedding dress #off topic #suri silk alpaca yarn

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littlealienproducts · 4 months

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Alpaca Fur Stuffed Plush | 100% Handcrafted by ChakuAlpaca

#looks like a cute wee school photoshoot #alpaca #toy #plush #plush toy #plushie #ChakuAlpaca

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confusedalpacart · 2 months

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confetti rain

#art #artists on tumblr #alpaca #pacette #gouache #painting

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catjest3r · 3 months

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I WANNA BE A GUITAR HERO!!!

[ character uses she/her/pup ]

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hedgehog-moss · 2 months

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This very daft dog managed to get a little stick he found in the woods stuck in his throat in such a way that the vet had to sedate him to remove it and everyone thought he was suffocating to death.

(Everyone = me and the llamas, who looked either concerned or inconvenienced* by the sounds Pandolf was making when he came to find me in the pasture like "help I'm dying") (* hard to tell with llamas)

Of course he chose to have a near-death experience on a Saturday afternoon 15min before the vet clinic closed until Monday and of course no one picked up when I called the clinic to ask them to please not close, so I had to drive very fast and hope for the best 😭

(when I was waiting at the vet for Pan to wake up from anaesthesia I met this chewable toy llama and sent the pic to my mum like "ha, look, it's a llama. For dogs" and 30min later when I was on my way home with Pandolf she replied to my text like "I hope you bought it for Pandolf!! he deserves it!" and she made me feel like a monster for not buying Pandolf a toy to reward him for swallowing a stick. He already has three chewable llamas at home, come on.)

He's okay!! Not very proud of himself (tail firmly between legs) but grateful to be able to breathe and feeling confusedly flattered because everyone at the vet petted him and called him brave and soft-eared

#upon closer inspection the chewable llama might be an alpaca #but calling it a llama elevates it

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happyllamaglama · 3 months

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TIL: Kevin Bacon has alpacas and he sings to them.

This has made my day

#llama #llamas #alpaca #alpacas #kevin bacon #my sharona #the knack

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oldmama · 1 year

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The way he looks at her !!!!! 😩😩😩 I can’t !!

#that’s the smile of a dad who finally got told that the Alpaca was cool too #I love how the illustrator matches cats with Rei and bunnies with Kazuki #Buddy daddies #rei #buddy daddies miri #rei suwa #rei papa #miri unasaka #official art

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holy-fricken-moly · 1 month

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Somehow a dinosaur egg got in with the chicken eggs. . . Leaving the local chicken man and the local farmer very confused.

Back on that Stardew Valley grind 💪

#digital art #fanart #fire alpaca #firealpaca art #stardew oc #stardew farmer #stardew shane #stardew fanart #stardew valley

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pixlokita · 5 months

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This AU is old as heck but deserves a redraw :> anyway puppy wolf CC because ye 🐺✨

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linterteatime · 3 months

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Some sillies to test clip studio paint, it was all going well until i had to colour the doodles and I got confused with everything, 10/10 program I cried

#invader zim #gaz membrane #dib membrane #iz gir #fanart #my art #iz #The rainbow effects and stuff like that are from fire alpaca tho #I was too tired to go find some of them in CSP so I just added them there #also just in case #don't tag this as anything weird #or i will put you into a meat grinder

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kamisden · 3 months

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hermitcraft episodes been getting me through this finally

i love medieval art so much but struggle a lot in its recreation so got to practice with my interpretation of life series ethubs >:] (from bdubs' pov) transcript: He undirstoodeth naught that I wuld give him the world, for he never cared enough to aske. "It is just how I am" He feigneth. Then proceedeth to showe every way in which it is not.

-> to a slightly more modern english -> He does not understand, that I would give him the world, for he never cared enough to ask. "It is just how I am" He pretended. Then proceeds to show every way in which it is not.

#secret life #fire alpaca #medieval #bdoubleo100 #bdubs #ethoslab #zombie cleo #grian #trafficblr #ethubs

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everythingfox · 2 years

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