Extra History Topic Suggestions are OPEN until 10/2!
Added 2024-09-26 00:48:25 +0000 UTCHello Historians, our next Extra History theme is Animal Instincts!
Animals have been with us in one form or another for all of human history—as our predators, our prey, our livestock our transportation, or our companions. And we should acknowledge that important (if sometimes uncomfortable) relationship more often than we do. This vote is all about animal topics, whether it's the history of a particular domesticated animal like horses or dogs, or another topic such as the history of hunting, zoos, or famous military animals. Past topics that would fit this theme, as an example, are the Emu War, the History of Pigs, and our Pugmire Shorts. We're excited to see what you come up with!
You can enter YOUR suggestions for the topic HERE in this form.
Some notes about suggestions:
Suggestions should feature content before the 1930s
If a suggestion we encounter only has enough research material/production scope for a one-off episode instead of a full series, we file it in a separate list to reference later when we are planning to schedule a one-off episode between series (this is true for every survey we do).
Only one suggestion per person, please! Multiple suggestions from the same person during any given survey period will be manually removed. Extra History Suggestion Survey is OPEN until 10/2.
We can't wait to read all your suggested topics!
Comments
Animal experiments: from Galen's Monkeys to Pavlov's Dogs.
Vivian Griffith
2024-09-27 18:57:34 +0000 UTCThere was a russian project where they turned wild foxes into domestic dogs over the course of generations via selective breeding. While some animals are viable for domestication (i.e the Horse, Dog, or Chicken) others such as the Zebra are unable to domesticated. This is in spite of the Zebra being in the same family as the domestic horse we know today. However, an exception is made for the wild horses that roam the American West to this day.
Jacob White
2024-09-27 04:31:00 +0000 UTCHistory of the relationship between humanity and wolves -- fear and loathing (as represented in fairy tales), alleged werewolf outbreaks in the early modern period, efforts to drive wolves to extinction in North American as supposed threats to livestock, and finally conservation and reintroduction programs.
Margaret L. Carter
2024-09-26 19:26:08 +0000 UTCI am very much aware of the reasons behind this tragedy and I brought up the connections to the First Nations in my submission. I trust that if this topic is picked that Extra Credit will treat it with the respect it deserves. I truly hope not to be proven wrong.
David Chuhay
2024-09-26 18:59:54 +0000 UTCI would like to say that your idea is good, but it also is attached to the first nations, and the white buffalo prophecy. This could be a sensitive subject, just a heads up.
Jacob White
2024-09-26 17:26:56 +0000 UTCdomestication of the horse as far as we know
David Chase
2024-09-26 17:18:59 +0000 UTCPart of the decimation was to progress the erasure of the Indigeneous tribes, as the saying then went "Kill the indian, Save the man". This was because many of the tribes depended on the buffalo such as the Mandan, the Lakota, the Hunkpapa, etc. The first laws to protect the bison were passed in the Idaho territory back in 1864 and then more laws followed. Ironically, some bison herds are privately owned and managed such as the one owned by media titan Ted Turner.
Jacob White
2024-09-26 17:14:58 +0000 UTCa series on domestication: dogs(15,000 years ago), goats, pigs, sheep, and various cattle breeds (11,000-8000 years ago), Cats (10,000-9500 years ago), Horses and donkeys (5500 years ago), and Chickens (4500 years ago)
David Walker
2024-09-26 13:26:10 +0000 UTCAttempts on animal domestication, would love to see the silver foxes
Rayan Suryadikara
2024-09-26 08:04:49 +0000 UTCThe decimation and restoration of American Buffalo
David Chuhay
2024-09-26 05:29:05 +0000 UTCthe history of cavalry in warfare
Comm Luke
2024-09-26 01:53:06 +0000 UTCHistory of Animals in Religion and Spirituality
PhlubbaDubba
2024-09-26 01:03:20 +0000 UTCShoot i didn't realize there was a theme...
Lexi Lunarpaw
2024-09-26 00:52:41 +0000 UTCThe Titanic Sinking
Lexi Lunarpaw
2024-09-26 00:49:29 +0000 UTC
