ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Animals with Jobs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoEmmett the cheetah has been inseparable from Cullen the labrador retriever since they were pups. Cullen works as Emmett's emotional support animal at the Columbus Zoo.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down14
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageEmmett the cheetah has been inseparable from Cullen the labrador retriever since they were pups. Cullen works as Emmett's emotional support animal at the Columbus Zoo.lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Animals with Jobs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareMossy Feathers (She/They)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·11 months agoHow long until we domesticate cheetahs? I mean, they’re kinda like super-fast dog-cats.
minus-squarefrickineh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months agoWe kind of did with greyhounds.
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoCheetahs have been tamed and used as hunting animals intermittently for thousands of years, but it seems that breeding them in captivity is difficult (in premodern times, almost impossible), so there are no true domestic lineages.
How long until we domesticate cheetahs? I mean, they’re kinda like super-fast dog-cats.
We kind of did with greyhounds.
Cheetahs have been tamed and used as hunting animals intermittently for thousands of years, but it seems that breeding them in captivity is difficult (in premodern times, almost impossible), so there are no true domestic lineages.