. Domesticated animals : their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization. Domestic animals. DOMESTICATED BIRDS / o generally undertake long migrations, the range of the things they have to accommodate themselves to is great, and the effect of their labor is decidedly educative. As yet, from the great number of species of water fowl man has really domesticated but two characteristic groups, the species of geese and of ducks. Swans have been brought to a state where they tolerate the presence of man, though they. Wood Duck China Goose Australian Swan Canada Goose Some Recent Additio
. Domesticated animals : their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization. Domestic animals. DOMESTICATED BIRDS / o generally undertake long migrations, the range of the things they have to accommodate themselves to is great, and the effect of their labor is decidedly educative. As yet, from the great number of species of water fowl man has really domesticated but two characteristic groups, the species of geese and of ducks. Swans have been brought to a state where they tolerate the presence of man, though they. Wood Duck China Goose Australian Swan Canada Goose Some Recent Additions to the Poultry Yard rarely establish any really intimate relations with him. Some other species, as, for instance, the grebe, have been taught to dwell about the homes of man, accepting food from his hands. It is likely that more of these water fowl would have come into human associations were it not for the fact that they are naturally migratory, and when, after a season of domes- tication, they join a passing flock, they never return to the place where they have been kept. The swan, like the peacock, has been bred for ornament rather than for use. In fact, the bird has no other merit. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate, 1841-1906. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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