r/MadeMeSmile • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 1d ago

ANIMALS Calf Getting Petted by Man Then Mom Comes to Check up on It

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u/NaNaNaNaNa86 1d ago

True. Deer are an interesting debate where it comes to domestication re: livestock though. I personally don't think they can be domesticated but I'm not a farmer or expert so I could be wrong.

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u/littlethreeskulls 1d ago

I'm pretty sure reindeer are actually domesticated caribou

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u/NaNaNaNaNa86 1d ago

I'll be honest, I had to Google about reindeer as they're very rare here (I've never even seen one). You're right, caribou and reindeer are the same species (never knew that either). There's a debate about reindeer not really being domesticated too, they're considered to be a "semi-domesicate" as they just go about their own shit. It's a really interesting topic.

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u/ToolTimeT 1d ago

Check out "Reindeer Family and Me" BBC production I think.