How Humans Domesticated Just About Everything | Compilation

You have domestication to thank for some of your favorite foods, furry friends, and even a mode of transportation. But did we domesticate ourselves, too?

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Original Episodes:
Kale, Cauliflower, And Brussel Sprouts Are the Same Species
The Truth About Johnny Appleseed And Apple Genetics
Where Do Domestic Cats Come From?
3 Weird Things That Domestication Did to Dogs
Why Do We Ride Horses But Not Zebras?
The Future of Human Evolution

[thejamesthird]

My parents have an apple tree growing in their garden that produces wide, lumpy, almost flat green apples with flesh so firm you cannot bite into them. When cooked/baked the chunks hold their shape and are soft and tender.

We theorise that these apples have a high pectin content, I always wanted to cultivate them and sell them as baking apples. But they are so ugly I don’t think anyone would want to buy them 😂

Oh and they taste delicious, perfectly tart and sweet once cooked but inedible when raw.

[ladyofthemasque]

Now I'm wondering if that shiny red apple in the story of Snow White was actually just a bland red delicious apple, and there was no poison needed to make her faint from shock...

[CarlosRodriguez-ddsb]

I do love the Silver Fox experiment and how it impacted our understanding of domestication/selection

[lasercraft]

The idea of cats domesticating _themselves_ is such a cat move. Definitely in-character.

[amazinggrapes]

Surprised they didn't mention the fox domestication experiment. Almost immediately they started seeing floppy ears and unique patterns just by breeding the tamest foxes together. It was remarkable how quickly it happened

[caroauf]

Funfact: kale is also very commonly named in Germany.
Brussel sprouts are called Rosenkohl (Rose kale), cauliflower is called Blumenkohl (Flower kale), Kohlrabi you already mentioned, kale is called Grünkohl (green kale) and white cabbage is called Weißkohl, so the same.
I mean .. German is kinda lazy :D

[someguyontheinternet]

Heart warming non-science related fact: Johnny Appleseed’s home town nearly lost it’s last apple orchard when the city bought the land with plans for development but elementary school kids from across the country wrote in to protest and it worked! The city opted to instead invest back into the orchard where it continues to run to this day.

[RocketJo]

Oh yeah. Zebras. I had a close encounter with a zebra stallion in Namibia myself. For some weird reason I thought it would behave either like a horse or probably like a donkey, so I could close in on it quite well. The mares in the herd did as I thought. As soon as I closed the distance, they trottet away a bit, keeping an eye on me. The stallion on the other hand closed in on me. That was quite scary. He was definitly going to attack if I wouldn't retreat. So I did the sane thing and went away.

[GetToTheFarm]

FYI most people who think they are lactose in tolerant are often sensitive to a milk protein called A1, most mammal milk is A2, but a variation in cattle has produced the A1 protein variant. We see more people with milk intolerance as the favorite breed for milk cows (Holstein) are often A1 carriers. You can buy A2 milk it's exactly the same - give it a Try!

[BenjaminCronce]

The best apples I've ever eaten were from a crab-apple tree in a field that we owned. Just some random tree. The apples were so acidic, it left my mouth feeling like I just at a whole fresh pineapple.

[morgan]

the best part about brassicas being very diversifiable is that it’s happened with at least two brassica species

[maksphoto]

Finally, a video where they compare apples and pears.

[FrozEnbyWolf]

The wild ancestor of Brassica oleracea was also perennial, whereas the domesticated cultivars are biennial, bolting in the second year and then dying off after they go to seed. They were likely bred this way to make them more profitable to farmers. However, there are still perennial kale varieties available to grow if you're interested in adding them to a permaculture garden. They can be wildly varied and random too, so you never know what you're going to get.

When it comes to planting apple seeds, no you won't get an apple that grows true to type, but that can be a good thing. Most of the time you'll get an unremarkable apple, sometimes you'll get something bad, but other times you'll get a remarkable new apple variety. This variety will be one of a kind, grown nowhere else in the world, so if you ever wanted to name an apple after yourself, here's your chance. As for the trees that produce less desirable apples, you can still use them as rootstock on which to graft the good apples.

[amberkat]

"Cats are independent" My, looking over at my kitten-children, one of whom was literally starving on the streets when I took him in, the other had a bladder infection that was moving into his kidneys and likely would have gone septic soon without treatment, knowing they both want cuddles multiple times a day and one in particular likes sleeping on my coat so much I barely wear it anymore. Yeah, independent, THAT'S what they are /sarcasm

[burnte]

I’ve always felt the brain volume decrease is far, far more easily explained by efficiencies created as the individual structures evolved. The more intelligent you are the less you need to rely on instinct.

[robertabarnhart]

When you introduced humans being domesticated, I expected you to say it was by cats.

[Sovereignty]

My domestic cat says hi, he is listening too.

[Zappygunshot]

There's also the ferret, the only mustelid that can reasonably be kept as a pet - and even then they're little rascals. They likely haven't been domesticated for as long as dogs or cats, but it's likely got the same origin story of "ate things we didn't like so we didn't kill them." Really makes you wonder why we haven't done the same with many snake species...

[Shakis]

For the rest of the world: Cider = Apple Juice, Hard Cider = Cider

[MM-zsrp]

For the record Cosmic Crisp apples are INSANE and came about from growers wanting the flavor of a honeycrisp that is hearty and doesn’t bruise easily - they’re the best!