2.1.2 Animals Then and Now

  • 8000 BCE

    Domestication of the cattle

    It was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.
  • 8000 BCE

    Adaptions the cattle has made

    Cattle have the ability to adapt to changes in ambient temperature over short periods of time. 8000 B.C
  • 8000 BCE

    The first breed of cattle to be domesticated

    The Aurochs were first domesticated.
  • 8000 BCE

    Killing cattle for food

    killing cattle was used for beef
  • 8000 BCE

    Cows were used for labor

    People would make cows pull wagons and stuff
  • 8000 BCE

    Interesting Fact

    Masculine and Feminine names were used for cattle
  • 8000 BCE

    Interesting Fact

    Since birth cows never ate meat but they drank their mothers milk
  • 8000 BCE

    Interesting Fact

    Cows have an acute sense of smell
  • 8000 BCE

    Interesting Fact

    Cows are very social and don’t like to be alone. If one is isolated, it’s usually because she is sick or about to give birth.
  • 8000 BCE

    Interesting Fact

    The average body temperature of a cow is 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • 4000 BCE

    Milking was first used

    Milking was discovered
  • 4000 BCE

    Milking first discovered

    Early evidence of milking cattle.
  • 1525

    First cow in the New World

    The first cattle to arrive in the New World landed in Vera Cruz, Mexico.
  • Extinct breed of cattle

    Aurochs are the only species of cows that are extinct.
  • Milk used for Vaccines

    Compulsory smallpox vaccination was introduced on a state by state basis.