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An interesting section of GG&S addresses how zebras have never been domesticated (for a number of reasons) despite superficially seeming quite similar to horses
by JackFr 3y ago
An interesting section of GG&S addresses how zebras have never been domesticated (for a number of reasons) despite superficially seeming quite similar to horses.
My point is, I guess, it’s hard to know and counterfactuals with hypothetical species are probably not definitive.
- eszed 3y agoAbsolutely fair point: it is an unanswerable question. It's just... Aargh: - Africa, Australia: continuous habitation; no suitable creatures. - Europe, Asia: continuous habitation; suitable creatures. - South America: recent habitation; no suitable creatures (discounting cameloids). - North America: recent habitation; ???. It's a tantalizing, permanent un-known that just invites speculation! Nothing wrong with indulging imagination a bit, so long as we recognize that's what we're doing.