Why Can't We Eat Bulls?

Why do we eat steak but almost never bull meat? The answer runs through farm danger, simple math, marbling, a Siberian fox farm, and a question about your own mind. CHAPTERS 0:00 The steak at the counter 1:39 What a bull really is 3:21 One bull is enough 4:24 The steer 5:51 Does it change the meat? 8:34 Aurochs and taming 10:41 The silver fox experiment 13:13 Did we tame ourselves? 16:05 Back to the counter KEY PEOPLE AND IDEAS Dmitri Belyaev started the silver fox domestication experiment in 1959. Lee Dugatkin reviewed it in 2018. Richard Wrangham proposed human self-domestication, a debated hypothesis. Aurochs: the wild ancestor of cattle. The last known one died in Poland in 1627. SOURCES 1. Dransfield, Nute and Francombe (1984), Comparison of eating quality of bull and steer beef: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... 2. Oklahoma State University Extension, castration guide: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sh... 3. Dugatkin (2018), The silver fox domestication experiment: https://link.springer.com/10.1186/s12... 4. Wrangham, The Goodness Paradox (2019), review in The Humanist: https://thehumanist.com/magazine/nove... 5. Aurochs overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs DISCLAIMER For education and entertainment only. This is not veterinary, farming, nutrition, or medical advice. Human self-domestication is a debated hypothesis, not settled fact. Never approach or handle bulls without trained help. Which wild instinct has your life tamed in you? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe for more stories about the human mind, body, and ancient past. #WhyDontWeEatBulls #BullMeat #BeefExplained #Domestication #SilverFoxExperiment #ScienceExplained