We met the world’s first domesticated foxes
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- Published on: 9/11/2018
- We met the very cute and very bizarre result of an almost 60-year-long experiment: they’re foxes that have been specially bred for their dog-like friendliness toward people. We do a little behavior research of our own, and discover what scientists continue to learn from the world’s most famous experiment in domestication. The fox experiment continues under the supervision of Lyudmila Trut at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics. Her book “How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)”, co-authored by Lee Alan Dugatkin, details the history and science behind the experiment.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMlLike Verge Science on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2hoSukOFollow on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Kr29B9Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvXRead More: http://www.theverge.comCommunity guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAvSubscribe to Verge on YouTube for explainers, product reviews, technology news, and more: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs gene editing
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Should we be domesticating wild animals?
A fox is an animal running cat software on dog hardware..
Wild animal: (minding their own business)
Human: "love me!"
Wild animal: "nah..."
Human: (uses selective breeding and genetic engineering) "Lo V e mE ! !!"
2100: "How We domesticated a Blue Whale"
This just proves that minecraft foxes should be tameable.
You want a dog? You want a cat? Boom you got a fox
How can I domesticate my mother in law?
I love how we humans are so fixated on bonding with anything that's cute and fluffy that we obsess over it, collectively, for generations.
We should domesticate humans.
Imagine if all humans were genetically predisposed to be friendly to other humans.
This is literally fox news
Me: I want a fox
Fox: I will poop and pee on your counter
Me: I Do not want a fox
Taming a fox is easy. Just give it some sweet berries.
few will understand the reference...
Foxes are not pack animals. They will never be like dogs who descended from wolves which are pack animals. If anything I’d say foxes will become more like cats than dogs in the way they communicate as pets.
Verge Science: Foxes lick wag their tails and are very friendly. There’s nothing quite like them
Dog: Am I a joke to u
0:40 small correction: We didnt domesticate cats. They are semi-wild animals that co-evolved to live with us. That's part of why cats are so..."complicated"
When they finally get these mf’s to act right, I’m gettin me a catdog😎
2019: Domesticating foxes
3085: Mom, can I get a leopard cub ?
Sure, but its your responsability
Foxes aren't social pack animals. Their domesticated behavior makes perfect sense.
Friend: "are you a cat or dog person?"
Me: fox go FLOOF
Just feed them some sweet berries and make them breed and they’re friendly