In a number of other Psychology Today posts (here and here), I have written about the remarkable silver fox domestication study that my colleague and friend Lyudmila Trut (who has been leading this ...
An urban red fox wanders on top of a brick wall. People who see evidence of “self-domestication” in foxes are confusing it with habituation, experts say. Jakub Rutkiewicz, Shutterstock In a video with ...
This marks my fourth Psychology Today post on a remarkable experiment in evolution that has been underway in Novosibirsk, Russia for the last sixty-one years. Researchers have been, year after year, ...
Your Guide to Choosing and Caring for Exotic Fox Breeds at Home Reviewed by Natasha Diehl **Legal Considerations:** Ownership of pet foxes is regulated by state laws, and it's crucial to verify ...
What happens when wild animals are selectively bred for friendliness? In this video, we dive into the decades-long Russian experiment that turned aggressive silver foxes into playful, dog-like ...
Prologue: Why can't a fox be more like a dog? -- A bold idea -- Fire-breathing dragons no more -- Ember's tail -- Dream -- Happy family -- Delicate interactions -- The word and its meaning -- An SOS - ...
Videos of friendly, gentle foxes approaching humans, seemingly wanting to play, are going viral on TikTok. But just because a species is sociable doesn't necessarily make it domesticated. An urban red ...