Why Haven't We Domesticated Monkeys?

Опубликовано 23 декабря 2025, 17:34

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Monkeys seem like they would be great companions and even helpers, but they have a number of traits that make them terrible candidates for domestication.

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Domestication: The long term, multi-generational process of selectively breeding animals to modify their traits to make them more useful to humans.
Zoonosis: An infection spread between animals and humans.
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Conly, J., & Johnston, B. (2008). The infectious diseases consequences of monkey business. The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology, 19(1), 12–14. Retrieved from: doi.org/10.1155/2008/970372

Rossin, J. (2021). When Comic Books Sold Live Monkeys. Mental Floss. Retrieved from: mentalfloss.com/article/648321...