The Middle East : They domesticate plants and spend a lot of time doing so. These people are very intelligent and have to learn how to do a lot of stuff. They learn how to do things that will advance you. 

As well as meat, animals could be used for their milk providing protein. Their skins and hair would be used for clothing and warmth. After the harvest period the animals were allowed to eat the remainder of the plants. Goats and Sheep were the first animals to be domesticated by humans. Pigs and cows also were domesticated by ancient civilizations. The people wanted goats because they can provide milk and clothing. At a certain point you can slaughter them and get meat, that has an over whelming amount of protein. Big animals, anything you can hook a harness to were some of the most powerful machines on the planet.  They  would hook a plow up to a horse, or a yacht, or something like that. By this they could transform the land allowing farmers to grow more food and feed more people.

A big domestic animal in New Guinea was the pig. Pigs can not be used for muscle power. The only muscle power in New Guinea were human power. New Guinea had animals but not animals that they could domesticate.

Large plant eating mammals:

The elephant has never been domesticated. In South Asia some elephants are used as work animals but not for great purposes. It doesn't make sense to farm an animal that takes 15 years to mature.

Behaviorally they need to be sociable animals. If humans can control the leader they will usually be able to control the whole herd or the same flock.

The animal has to be able to get along with humans.

Zebra - could be a high domesticated animal but they have become nervous creatures because of the other animals in Africa that prey on them. They have a vicious streak that humans have never been able to obtain. That is why they can not be domesticated.

Animals that were domesticated

Cows, horses, pigs, Arabian camels, Bactrian camels, Goats, Sheep, Donkeys, Water Buffalo, lamas, Reindeer, Mythons, Bali cattle, Yax