Editing Pet (section)

===Domesticated===
[[Domesticated]] pets are the most common. A ''domesticated animal'' is a species that has been made fit for a human environment,<ref>{{cite web|last=Farlex|title=The Free Dictionary by Farlex|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/domestic+animal|access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> by being consistently kept in captivity and [[selective breeding|selectively bred]] over a long enough period of time that it exhibits marked differences in behavior and appearance from its wild relatives. Domestication contrasts with [[tame animal|taming]], which is simply when an un-domesticated, wild animal has become tolerant of human presence, and perhaps even enjoys it.

Large [[mammals]] that might be kept as pets include [[alpaca]], [[camel]], [[cattle]], [[donkey]], [[goat]], [[horse]], [[llama]], [[Domestic pig|pig]], [[reindeer]], [[sheep]] and [[yak]]. Small mammals that might be kept as pets include: [[ferret]], [[Domesticated hedgehog|hedgehog]], [[Domestic rabbit|rabbit]], [[sugar glider]], and [[Rodents as pets|rodents]], including [[fancy rat|rat]], [[fancy mouse|mouse]], [[hamster]], [[guinea pig]], [[gerbil]], and [[chinchilla]]. Other mammals include [[Domestic cat|cat]], [[dog]], [[Pet monkey|monkey]], and [[domesticated silver fox]].

[[Birds]] kept as pets include [[companion parrots]] like the [[budgerigar|budgie]] ([[parakeet]]) and [[cockatiel]], [[fowl]] such as [[chickens]], [[domestic turkey|turkeys]], [[domestic duck|ducks]], [[goose|geese]], and [[quail]], [[Columbidae|columbines]], and [[passerine]]s, namely [[finches]] and [[domestic canary|canaries]].

[[Fish]] kept as pets include: [[goldfish]], [[koi]], [[Siamese fighting fish]] ([[Betta]]), [[Barb (fish)|barb]], [[guppy]], [[Poecilia sphenops|molly]], [[Japanese rice fish]] (Medaka), and [[Oscar (fish)|oscar]].

[[Arthropods]] kept as pets include [[bees]], such as [[honey bees]] and [[Stingless bees#Bees as pets|stingless bees]], [[Bombyx mori|Silk moth]], and [[Ant-keeping|ant farms]].

[[Reptiles]] and [[amphibians]] kept as pets include [[snake]]s, [[turtle]]s, [[axolotl]], [[frog]]s and [[salamander]]s.