Monday, September 23, 2013

Social History/Domestication



In their natural habitat of Southern Australia, the bearded dragon is often seen basking on plant life or just walking around. The native people and vacationers can easily sense a pleasant disposition in their presence. In the late 1900’s, they were introduced into the exotic pet trade, and by the 1990’s, through out of the country smuggling, their population had boomed in the United States. Today, you can find them in any major U.S. pet store. Some factors contributing to their explosive popularity in the U.S. are their hardiness, their easiness to breed, and of course their calm and agreeable personalities. Today, all bearded dragons in America have been born to dragons inside the country. Smuggling is no longer necessary to keep these exotic animals in pet stores.



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