Can Wild Animals Be Tamed and How Long Does It Take?

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Wild animals can be tamed, but the process varies significantly based on the species and the methods used. Techniques such as using food rewards, patience, and allowing the animal's curiosity to guide interactions are essential for successful taming. For instance, a wild-caught opossum was tamed within days through consistent positive reinforcement, while a young cheetah required retraining for hunting after being raised in captivity. The discussion emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations, advocating for rehabilitation and release over captivity whenever possible.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of animal behavior and conditioning
  • Knowledge of species-specific taming techniques
  • Familiarity with ethical considerations in animal care
  • Experience with positive reinforcement training methods
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  • Research "Operant Conditioning in Animal Training" for effective taming techniques
  • Explore "Ethology" to understand animal behavior in natural settings
  • Learn about "Wildlife Rehabilitation Practices" for ethical animal care
  • Investigate "Species-Specific Care Requirements" for exotic animals
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Animal behaviorists, wildlife rehabilitators, pet owners considering exotic animals, and anyone interested in ethical animal taming practices.

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Joshua9620 said:
Drew I completely agree with you cause I have been catching and taming mostly babies and juveniles and rarely adults of native species such as Sqiurrels, rabbits, geese, crows, gulls, robin, chipmunks, raccoons, skunks, cats, bears, coyotes, foxes, mountain lions, bears, frogs, sparrows , etc. as well as animals from other places of the world but babies ofc like tigers, leopards, lions , chimps, capuchins, and wild caught parrots and macaques it is possible over time and only an animal lover can understand animals especially these days were ppl steretype pitbulls but they are actually being abused and tortured by owners or fighters and people kill animals for fun and various ****. there is this documentary of animal abuse and it made me cry and this youtube video of chinese fur farms and raccoon dogs and skinning them alive like wat did animals ever do to us tht these pussies have to torture them

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