Why can't tame tigers or rhinos?

About 11,000 years ago, seeing the great benefits that some animals could bring, people began the process of tame them to suit their intended use. Among the animals that are kept by the human eye , the most common are cows, goats, sheep, chickens, horses, pigs, dogs and cats.

Also from here, many people wonder why those animals are not rhinos, tigers or zebras .?

According to evolutionary biologist and biologist Jared Diamond, there are 6 criteria that an animal must meet to be tamed.

First , it must be animals that are not 'picky and picky' in eating, ie the food they use must be easy to find in the surrounding environment. For example, herbivores such as cows and sheep can search for food from pastures or from excess human grain. Predators like dogs and cats can take advantage of the food that people leave or even insects.

Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868 - 1937) with famous zebras
a time.Successful domestication of zebras is relatively rare.

Second , their growth rate must be fast. We cannot waste too much time nourishing and caring until they are big enough to put into use. This is also the reason preventing the domestication of elephants on a large scale because it takes 15 years for them to reach adult size.

Third , they are reproductive species in captivity. Some animals, such as antelopes, cannot meet this requirement. And so, although the ancient Egyptians appreciated cheetahs, they were never subjects for them to apply domestication measures.

Fourth , these are temperament species that are assessed at a relatively 'healthy' level when living in a natural environment. Cow and sheep are two such animals. Meanwhile, African wild buffalo and American bison are the opposite, extremely violent and dangerous. However, some evolutionary biologists did not uphold this standard because they believed that many of the successfully purified species originated from very aggressive species, such as dogs with ancestors that were wolves.

Fifth , animals will be pure animals that are not too frightened and rush to run away when startled. This criterion eliminates deer or antelope - two of the species with high jumps allow them to escape the barriers quite easily. In contrast, when frightened, sheep tend to come together. This means that people can gather all the sheep when needed.

In the end , except for the cat, all domesticated animals must be in line with the habit of living in a flock with a leader. This allows us to easily become their "leader" .