Are there animals that would be impossible to domesticate?

Big questions.

Answers you can‘t find on the internet.

AS THINGS STAND TODAY, there are countless species unsuited to assume a place in human society – as any parent of a teenage boy will tell you. But fear not. While it’s too late to do anything about Junior’s surly deportment, dubious hygiene, and barbaric dietary predilections, advances in genetic engineering promise to vastly broaden your pool of potential pets. In theory, anyway.

True domestication goes beyond the mere taming of an individual animal, and reaches deep into an entire species’ hardcoded DNA. It’s a generations-long handshake between humans and animals – each side gets something valuable out of the arrangement. Your dog receives food and shelter; you enjoy