Why are no birds of prey domesticated, even with centuries of falconry?

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Falconry has existed for at least 2000 years. Despite this, no form of hawk, eagle, falcon, or other commonly used bird is domesticated. They’re still considered tame wild animals.

Humans domesticated cats, ferrets, horses, pigeons, chickens, and rats. So why is there no domesticated form of falcon or hawk yet?

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Great podcast on this topic on CBC Ideas: Ideas with Nahlah Ayed: Entre Chien et Loup: How Dogs Began https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16085164-entre-chien-et-loup-how-dogs-began

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