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[โ€“] 33 points 8 months ago (4 children)

There's some accounts throughout history, but humans generally leave them alone. They're aggressive creatures surrounded by even more aggressive killing machines. So it stands to reason that an animal in that environment would be pretty tough to tame.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    What you don't spot on that picture is the front "zebra" in the back, is a painted horse. Apparently that helped the zebras remain more calm

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Literally everything in Africa has evolved to run away from humans, because when animals hear human speech and don't run away they get eaten or domesticated.

    When you look at a map of domesticated animals origins, not a single one comes from Africa. All the animals there know what humans are like no matter how we try fooling them.

    Oh yah here's the video sourcing that shit I just listened to today https://youtu.be/EqGxxWvDXsM

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