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The pet-and-owner relationship, however, is not only founded on companionship; since the earliest period of domestication, pets have fulfilled practical, economic ends. Catching other animals to feed their human masters is one of the most fundamental uses of pets, and not only dogs have served in this capacity but cats, hyenas, and lions have also been used for hunting. The aristocratic, rather arcane sport of falconry made use of the natural talent of hawks to aid in hunting game birds. Pets have also been used for the purpose of guarding—either other livestock, the home or territory of their owners, or the owners themselves. Any pet that has a sharp sense of smell or hearing and that makes a loud noise when aroused can be used as a guard, although dogs are the best-known examples. It is thought that the Nile goose, a favourite household pet of the ancient Egyptians, may have served such a purpose. The herding and guarding of livestock is another practical use of pets, in particular the dog. Over the centuries, many specialized breeds of dog have been developed to suit this purpose. Often, pets have been used as a source of food when other sources become scarce. This has been the case with dogs throughout their history of domestication in both the Old World and the New World. Guinea pigs, domesticated as pets in the New World, also assured a stable food supply. Pets have also been used to eliminate animal pests. The rat-catching ability of cats is celebrated in fairy tales such as “Puss ’n Boots” and “Dick Whittington,” as is the snake-catching talent of the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling’s “Rikki-tikki-tavi.” Finally, pets themselves have become a self-perpetuating industry, bred for a variety of purposes, including their value as breeding animals. Pets that are bred for aesthetic purposes may have full-fledged show careers. Other pets may be bred for racing or other competitive sports, around which sizable industries have been built. Animals kept as pets can be classified according to the type of premises or habitat they usually occupy. Dogs, cats, and birds such as canaries and parakeets are kept as household pets. Other birds, such as jays, magpies, and members of the crow family, are kept in aviaries. When kept as pets, reptiles and amphibians frequently require special conditions of heat and moisture. For this reason, they are best kept in glassed enclosures called vivaria. The most common vivarium pets are snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and toads. Many people keep fish as aquarium pets. Fishes constitute a completely separate section of the pet world, and an international industry exists for catching, breeding, transporting, and supplying stock. Hutch, or cage, pets can be kept indoors or outdoors under protected conditions. These pets include rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and, recently, chinchillas. Paddock pets are those that must be stabled outdoors and include such animals as horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. Several kinds of insects are also kept as pets. These include walking-stick insects (kept in simple containers at room temperature) and ants (kept in artificial nests). Of increasing concern is the sale of exotic pets (e.g., jaguars, alligators, ocelots, monkeys, apes, kinkajous, etc.). Rarely are the owners of such pets able to provide the basic nutritional or habitat needs of these animals; most of the animals soon die or are sent to a zoo. Furthermore, in order to obtain the young, which are considered most desirable as pets, many adults of the wild species are killed, seriously depleting populations already endangered. Several countries have passed laws to prohibit the importation of endangered species as pets, but an active black market flourishes. LEARN MORE in these related Britannica articles: An Icelandic horse moving swiftly at the tölt, a smooth four-beat, lateral running walk. horsemanship Horsemanship, the art of riding, handling, and training horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal’s direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum efforts. Horsemanship evolved, of necessity, as the art… Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) passeriform: Aesthetic and economic importance Passerines are widely kept as cage birds. The origins of this practice are lost in antiquity, but it is known that by the 5th century bc the Greeks kept a variety of songbirds, including finches, nightingales and other thrushes, magpies (Pica), and starlings… Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor). bird: Importance to man Many birds are kept as pets. Small finches and parrots are especially popular and easy to keep. Of these, the canary (Serinus canaria) and the budgerigar of Australia (Melopsittacus undulatus, often called a parakeet) are widely kept and have been bred for a variety of colour types. On large parks… species of turtles turtle …rare turtles are kept as pets. In the Western Hemisphere, pond turtles such as the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) and cooters (Pseudemys species) are very often seen in pet stores. The ornate shells that make some species valuable as pets also make them vulnerable to extinction in the wild, since… Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola). psittaciform: Importance to humans …sounds, make them popular as pets. The African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus) and some species of amazons (Amazona) from the New World tropics are particularly good mimics. There is no evidence to suggest, however, that talking parrots realize what they are saying. Another appealing attribute of parrots is their display… ADDITIONAL MEDIA pet adoption golden hamster domestic cat: purr MORE ABOUT Pet 14 REFERENCES FOUND IN BRITANNICA ARTICLES Assorted References anthrozoology In anthrozoology gerbils In gerbil guinea pigs In guinea pig hamsters In hamster turtles In turtle birds In bird: Importance to man canaries In canary parakeets In parakeet parrots In psittaciform: Importance to humans passerines In passeriform: Aesthetic and economic importance VIEW MORE EXTERNAL WEBSITES ARTICLE HISTORY ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS FEEDBACK Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. curiosity promo Pet ANIMAL Children with their pet dog. 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The pet-and-owner relationship, however, is not only founded on companionship; since the earliest period of domestication, pets have fulfilled practical, economic ends. Catching other animals to feed their human masters is one of the most fundamental uses of pets, and not only dogs have served in this capacity but cats, hyenas, and lions have also been used for hunting. The aristocratic, rather arcane sport of falconry made use of the natural talent of hawks to aid in hunting game birds. Pets have also been used for the purpose of guarding—either other livestock, the home or territory of their owners, or the owners themselves. Any pet that has a sharp sense of smell or hearing and that makes a loud noise when aroused can be used as a guard, although dogs are the best-known examples. It is thought that the Nile goose, a favourite household pet of the ancient Egyptians, may have served such a purpose. The herding and guarding of livestock is another practical use of pets, in particular the dog. Over the centuries, many specialized breeds of dog have been developed to suit this purpose. Often, pets have been used as a source of food when other sources become scarce. This has been the case with dogs throughout their history of domestication in both the Old World and the New World. Guinea pigs, domesticated as pets in the New World, also assured a stable food supply. Pets have also been used to eliminate animal pests. The rat-catching ability of cats is celebrated in fairy tales such as “Puss ’n Boots” and “Dick Whittington,” as is the snake-catching talent of the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling’s “Rikki-tikki-tavi.” Finally, pets themselves have become a self-perpetuating industry, bred for a variety of purposes, including their value as breeding animals. Pets that are bred for aesthetic purposes may have full-fledged show careers. Other pets may be bred for racing or other competitive sports, around which sizable industries have been built. Animals kept as pets can be classified according to the type of premises or habitat they usually occupy. Dogs, cats, and birds such as canaries and parakeets are kept as household pets. Other birds, such as jays, magpies, and members of the crow family, are kept in aviaries. When kept as pets, reptiles and amphibians frequently require special conditions of heat and moisture. For this reason, they are best kept in glassed enclosures called vivaria. The most common vivarium pets are snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and toads. Many people keep fish as aquarium pets. Fishes constitute a completely separate section of the pet world, and an international industry exists for catching, breeding, transporting, and supplying stock. Hutch, or cage, pets can be kept indoors or outdoors under protected conditions. These pets include rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and, recently, chinchillas. Paddock pets are those that must be stabled outdoors and include such animals as horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. Several kinds of insects are also kept as pets. These include walking-stick insects (kept in simple containers at room temperature) and ants (kept in artificial nests). Of increasing concern is the sale of exotic pets (e.g., jaguars, alligators, ocelots, monkeys, apes, kinkajous, etc.). Rarely are the owners of such pets able to provide the basic nutritional or habitat needs of these animals; most of the animals soon die or are sent to a zoo. Furthermore, in order to obtain the young, which are considered most desirable as pets, many adults of the wild species are killed, seriously depleting populations already endangered. Several countries have passed laws to prohibit the importation of endangered species as pets, but an active black market flourishes. LEARN MORE in these related Britannica articles: An Icelandic horse moving swiftly at the tölt, a smooth four-beat, lateral running walk. horsemanship Horsemanship, the art of riding, handling, and training horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal’s direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum efforts. Horsemanship evolved, of necessity, as the art… Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) passeriform: Aesthetic and economic importance Passerines are widely kept as cage birds. The origins of this practice are lost in antiquity, but it is known that by the 5th century bc the Greeks kept a variety of songbirds, including finches, nightingales and other thrushes, magpies (Pica), and starlings… Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor). bird: Importance to man Many birds are kept as pets. Small finches and parrots are especially popular and easy to keep. Of these, the canary (Serinus canaria) and the budgerigar of Australia (Melopsittacus undulatus, often called a parakeet) are widely kept and have been bred for a variety of colour types. On large parks… species of turtles turtle …rare turtles are kept as pets. In the Western Hemisphere, pond turtles such as the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) and cooters (Pseudemys species) are very often seen in pet stores. The ornate shells that make some species valuable as pets also make them vulnerable to extinction in the wild, since… Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola). psittaciform: Importance to humans …sounds, make them popular as pets. The African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus) and some species of amazons (Amazona) from the New World tropics are particularly good mimics. There is no evidence to suggest, however, that talking parrots realize what they are saying. Another appealing attribute of parrots is their display… ADDITIONAL MEDIA pet adoption golden hamster domestic cat: purr MORE ABOUT Pet 14 REFERENCES FOUND IN BRITANNICA ARTICLES Assorted References anthrozoology In anthrozoology gerbils In gerbil guinea pigs In guinea pig hamsters In hamster turtles In turtle birds In bird: Importance to man canaries In canary parakeets In parakeet parrots In psittaciform: Importance to humans passerines In passeriform: Aesthetic and economic importance VIEW MORE EXTERNAL WEBSITES ARTICLE HISTORY ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS FEEDBACK Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. curiosity promo Pet ANIMAL Children with their pet dog. View All Media RELATED TOPICS Animal Anthrozoology Advertisement SIMILAR TOPICS Animal behaviour Zoo Livestock Invertebrate Microfauna Reptile Fish Insect Bird Mammal FEATURED ON BRITANNICA UNBOUND / SOCIETY 2018 Year in Review: Politics Speech by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at the joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, September 18, 2014, Washington, D.C. LIST / SOCIETY 7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden LIST / LITERATURE & LANGUAGE Editor Picks: 6 Great Christmas Stories Child sitting near Christmas tree at night at home reading DEMYSTIFIED / SCIENCE Is a Tomato a Fruit or a Vegetable? Ripe red tomatoes (Solanum) and green tomato on plant. Fruit vegetable tomato