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TAME FOXES!!!!
An experiment started in the 50's by the Russians to domesticate foxes. It worked!! I now need a pet fox. 
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160...s-in-the-world
But seriously, I do want a pet fox.
A Soviet scientist created the only tame foxes in the world
From the richly-plumed red fox to the big-eared fennec fox, foxes look adorable. Because of this, people are sometimes tempted to keep them as pets.
However, those who have tried have struggled. Unlike dogs and cats, the different species of fox have not been domesticated.
Domestication only happens over a long period of time through selective breeding. Cats and dogs were domesticated by humans thousands of years ago to be pets and companions. Sheep, goats and other animals were domesticated for food.
But there may be more to it than that. People who have tried to simply tame individual foxes often speak of a stubborn wildness that is impossible to get rid of. This suggests that foxes harder to tame than other animals.
However, one extraordinary experiment has found a way to domesticate foxes. This one study could help us understand how our ancestors domesticated other animals, and indeed what domestication is.
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From the richly-plumed red fox to the big-eared fennec fox, foxes look adorable. Because of this, people are sometimes tempted to keep them as pets.
However, those who have tried have struggled. Unlike dogs and cats, the different species of fox have not been domesticated.
Domestication only happens over a long period of time through selective breeding. Cats and dogs were domesticated by humans thousands of years ago to be pets and companions. Sheep, goats and other animals were domesticated for food.
But there may be more to it than that. People who have tried to simply tame individual foxes often speak of a stubborn wildness that is impossible to get rid of. This suggests that foxes harder to tame than other animals.
However, one extraordinary experiment has found a way to domesticate foxes. This one study could help us understand how our ancestors domesticated other animals, and indeed what domestication is.
....
But seriously, I do want a pet fox.
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