Eli5: Why can’t you make a pet out of a wolf, a bear or a lion?
In: Biology
Going to need more information on what you mean by “can’t.”
One answer would be that it’s against the law to do so, and that this law was put in place to protect both the animals from abuse, and the owner and community from potential danger.
One answer would be that they are not domesticated, and thus need breeding to make them into “pets” rather than wild animals you have trapped in your house.
Another answer could be that they do not show the social interest that other animals like dogs and cats show in humans.
Or I could answer that you can, that doing so is called owning an “exotic pet.”
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