WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 
BY A. D. BABTLETT. 
WHAT IS A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL ? 
The question has often been asked, What constitutes 
the difference between wild and domestic animals ? The 
domestic animals in this country consist of the following 
species : Horses, asses, mules, different breeds of cattle, 
sheep, goats, pigs, dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea-pigs. 
These animals are associated and under the control and 
protection of mankind, some of them living in our houses, 
our stables, and our farms. They live, as a rule, in 
harmony with each other ; they can be trusted together, 
and may be regarded as a happy family. The origin of 
most of them is so remote, that it is found impossible to 
say at what period they were domesticated, or satisfactorily 
to point out their wild progenitors. This is particularly 
the case with the horse, the sheep, the goat, and the pig. 
The varieties of all these animals are most remarkable, 
differing, as they do, in size, form, and colour. Unlike 
wild animals, these creatures vary to such an extent in 
their colour, markings, and the mixture of colour. This is 
exemplified in the most striking manner by the colour of 
horses, cattle, goats, and pigs, black, white, and reddish- 
brown appearing in various forms; sometimes the three 
colours appearing mixed upon an individual, at other 
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