Influence of captivity and domestication in animals

Domestication has been associated with paedomorphosis and alterations of sudden appearancesthat includes facial simplification and hypodermal fat accumulation. A protected environment reduces the need for skills and behaviour related to predator recognition, response anddefensive actions. Moreover, the captivity is also associated with increased life expectancy. Thus, the reason forosteoarthritis and sudden problems in animal’s musculoskeletal system occurs due to captivity and improper domestication of animals.

Do domestication and captivity have different implications or are they simply parts of a spectrum related to extraction from natural habitats? While the former is traditionally associated with “directed” character development through selected breeding, such approaches have permeated much of captive animal husbandry.