I wish foxes were more social
There's so many here and I only see them in the car at night. I wanna make friends with one 🫠 better than cats and dogs
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The Soviets initiated a long-running experiment in the 1950s to breed tame foxes through selective breeding. Started by Soviet scientist Dmitri Belyaev, the goal was to replicate the domestication of wolves into dogs, but over a much shorter period, by only breeding the friendliest foxes. After generations of selective breeding, the foxes developed dog-like behaviors, such as wagging their tails and craving human attention, and also showed physical changes like floppy ears and curled tails.
The Soviets initiated a long-running experiment in the 1950s to breed tame foxes through selective breeding. Started by Soviet scientist Dmitri Belyaev, the goal was to replicate the domestication of wolves into dogs, but over a much shorter period, by only breeding the friendliest foxes. After generations of selective breeding, the foxes developed dog-like behaviors, such as wagging their tails and craving human attention, and also showed physical changes like floppy ears and curled tails.