Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History
A Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans throughout History is an informative, insightful history of animal domestication through the ages, by late ASPCA president Robert Caras, author of numerous fine works on pets and wildlife. As Caras defines it, domestication is “the shaping of a species by man, using selective breeding to replace natural selection.” By studiously reviewing the origins and probable methods of domestication and the ancestry of all manner of animals, from goats and horses in the Stone Age to camels and elephants around 4000 B.C., to ferrets and cats in more recent years, Caras explains how “animals have played a vital role in man's evolutionary course.”
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Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History
A Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans throughout History is an informative, insightful history of animal domestication through the ages, by late ASPCA president Robert Caras, author of numerous fine works on pets and wildlife. As Caras defines it, domestication is “the shaping of a species by man, using selective breeding to replace natural selection.” By studiously reviewing the origins and probable methods of domestication and the ancestry of all manner of animals, from goats and horses in the Stone Age to camels and elephants around 4000 B.C., to ferrets and cats in more recent years, Caras explains how “animals have played a vital role in man's evolutionary course.”
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Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History
A Perfect Harmony: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans throughout History is an informative, insightful history of animal domestication through the ages, by late ASPCA president Robert Caras, author of numerous fine works on pets and wildlife. As Caras defines it, domestication is “the shaping of a species by man, using selective breeding to replace natural selection.” By studiously reviewing the origins and probable methods of domestication and the ancestry of all manner of animals, from goats and horses in the Stone Age to camels and elephants around 4000 B.C., to ferrets and cats in more recent years, Caras explains how “animals have played a vital role in man's evolutionary course.”
Roger Caras was President of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). He was a well-known writer and commentator who specialized in the subject of animals
Table of Contents
ROGER CARAS-AN APPRECIATION, BY ALAN M. BECK FOREWORD BY ARTHUR C. CLARKE TIME LINE: 100,000 YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY PREFACE: What If? ONE: The Other Scenario PART ONE: BEFORE AGRICULTURE TWO: The Goat: The Animal That Changed the History of Man THREE: The Sheep: From Fiber to Factory FOUR: Reindeer: The Only Domestic Deer in the World FIVE: The Dog: The Animal That Forever Changed the Emotions of Man PART TWO: EARLY AGRICULTURE SIX: Cattle: A Fierce Giant Subdued SEVEN: The Buffalo, the Banteng and the Yak: Icons of Other Cultures EIGHT: Swine: Meat for the Table of Everyman. PART THREE: THE BURDEN-BEARERS NINE: The Elephant: Man's Most Powerful Servant TEN: The Camel Family: Reluctant Facilitators ELEVEN: The Horse: Energy and the Servant of Man TWELVE: The Ass, the Donkey and the Mule: The Priceless Plodders PART FOUR: THE CONTROLLED HUNTERS THIRTEEN: The Cat: Goddess or Devil? FOURTEEN: The Mongoose and the Ferret: On Silent Patrol PART FIVE: SMALL PACKAGES FIFTEEN: The Cavy and the Dormouse: Small Feasts SIXTEEN: The Rat, the Mouse and "Shelf Pets": Lesser Accomplishments SEVENTEEN: The Rabbit: Food for All EIGHTEEN: Fur-Bearers: In the Name of Vanity NINETEEN: The Chicken: At Every Table, in Every Pot TWENTY: The Turkey: For Special Occasions TWENTY-ONE: The Duck, the Goose and the Swan: Fine-Feathered Friends TWENTY-TWO: The Pigeon, the Falcon and Other Birds: Special Niches TWENTY-THREE: Companion Birds: Connections to the Wild TWENTY-FOUR: Fish, the Silkworm and the Bee: Finery and Food TWENTY-FIVE: Past Failures and Future Hopes AN AFTERWORD GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
