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  2. Timeline of animal welfare and rights - Wikipedia

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    The domestication of animals began with dogs. From 8500 to 1000 BCE, cats, sheep, goats, cows, pigs, chickens, donkeys, horses, silkworms, camels, bees, ducks, and reindeer were domesticated by various civilizations. [1] 1000 BCE–700 CE Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism started teaching ahimsa, nonviolence toward all living beings.

  3. Reindeer herding - Wikipedia

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    Reindeer herders have their own stories about how reindeer were domesticated, and about the relationship between wild and domestic reindeer. Whatever the debate, the very fact of domination of a reindeer led to a reindeer revolution that spread to the North, East, and West. Sleds pulled by reindeer appeared later than dog sleds.

  4. Discover the Decline: Why Reindeer Populations Are ... - AOL

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    Domesticated reindeer are far more common in the United States compared to wild reindeer. ©Elena Gurova/iStock via Getty Images North America is home to almost half the entire population of ...

  5. From Antlers to Ultraviolet Vision: 10 Amazing Reindeer Facts

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    Some scientists claim that reindeer domestication started almost 2000 years ago. Since then until now, they have been domesticated for their meat, milk, fur, antlers, and as a means of transportation.

  6. Are Reindeer Really Deer? Exploring Their Evolution and ...

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    Reindeer were domesticated by humans around 3,000 years ago, and since then, they have helped native populations in the Arctic survive and prosper against all odds.

  7. Reindeer - Wikipedia

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    Hunting wild reindeer and herding of semi-domesticated reindeer are important to several Arctic and sub-Arctic peoples such as the Duhalar for meat, hides , antlers, milk , and transportation. [ 6 ] Reindeer have been domesticated at least two and probably three times, in each case from wild Eurasian tundra reindeer after the Last Glacial ...

  8. Reindeer distribution - Wikipedia

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    Reindeer were imported from Siberia in the late 19th century and from Norway in the early 1900s as semi-domesticated livestock in Alaska. [45] [46] Reindeer can interbreed with the native caribou subspecies, but they rarely do, and even then their offspring do not survive well in the wild. [47] [25]

  9. Reindeer in Decline: The Impact of Rising Temperatures on ...

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    The question of how many reindeer exist has long been debated among experts. The latest studies conclude that there are about seven million (7,000,000) wild and domesticated reindeer worldwide ...