He may be kept in captivity, but not in a domestic state.
They are still viewed in that light by Brahmins and Mussulmans, who only rear them to sell to Christians, or to make scavengers of them, for, in a domestic state, they are omnivorous.
These kinds have subsisted till this present time, either in a wild or domestic state, and are scattered, or rather have been transported, into all the climates of the earth.
The polecat, however, is a wild animal and a native of temperate climates, whereas the ferret is a native of warm countries, and cannot exist even in France, but in a domestic state.
In a domestic state, the savage habits of the cat are exchanged for a soft, gentle, and confiding character, which renders her a favorite around every fireside.
This animal, which is chiefly known in a domestic state, was originally wild, and is still found in that condition in the forests of Europe and Asia.
This animal is now only known in a domestic state, or, if wild, but as the offspring of domestic varieties.
Consequently, in spite of their ugliness, a good many Marabouts are reared in a domestic state in order that these lovely feathers, on which our European fair ones place so much value, may be plucked from them at the proper seasons.
There are now several species known in a wild state in Africa, and in a domestic state in Europe.
In all ages the feathers of the Ostrich have been the object of considerable trade: the birds are hunted and reared in a domestic state, not so much for their flesh, grease, or eggs, as for these plumes.
In consequence of the skill displayed by the Cormorant in fishing, and the ease with which it is tamed, it is reared in a semi-domestic state in certain parts of Eastern Asia.
Consequently, in spite of their ugliness, a good many are reared in a domestic state.
Some of them are easily tamed, but none of them have been brought to a domestic state.
How discover the changes which have resulted from an intermixture among themselves, either in a wild or domestic state?
When wild they feed only upon birds, and possess a boldness and courage above their size; but in a domestic state they do not refuse raw flesh and mice.
Owls are sometimes tamed by persons in the country, who carefully rear them in a domestic state, from their propensity to chase and devour mice and other vermin, of which they clear the houses with as much address as cats.
The Alpacas are much smaller than the Llamas, and of different colours in a domestic state.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "domestic state" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
