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Geese may have been the first birds to be domesticated 7000 years ago

7 March 2022

Goose bones from Stone Age China suggest the birds were being domesticated there 7000 years ago, which could mean they were domesticated before chickens

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Geese may have been the first birds to be domesticated 7000 years ago

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