From
yerf: A couple of up-close-and-personal domesticated fox clips [1], highlighting their distinctive "Yerf!" cry and somewhat high-strung behavior.
Enjoy!
-The Gneech
[1] In as much as foxes
can be domesticated. EDIT:
soappuppy says that "tame" is a better term. :)
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just sayin'...
:D
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--Rhan & Lav
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Those are *tame* foxes -- genetically identical to wild foxes, but with their flight distances from humans reduced to zero (and damned happy about it, I see! :) They're NOT domesticated -- if they had offspring, those offspring would not be born tame, they'd have to be tamed as well.
There *are* domesticated foxes -- a guy named Dmitri Belyaev famously bred silver foxes solely for the quality of tameness and, within 18 generations, got foxes who fall all over themselves to be near people. When these foxes' offspring are born, they are just as affectionate, no effort involved! That's domesticated! :) They are also spotted, with underbites and overbites, floppy ears, curly tails, and two heat cycles a year -- sound like any other domesticated canid you know? ;) (Look up "Belyaev fox project", "silver fox domestication" or "Lyudmila Trut" on Google :) Amusing videos are involved!
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I'm not sure of the exact distinction of what makes an animal domesticated or not; I do know that raising a lion cub doesn't make it a good pet!
-The Gneech
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Are you still doubting my update in avatar? ;-)
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-TG
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I thought we can keep fox.
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But, as a general reminder, many wild animals (even foxes) do not take to living with humans all too well. When I was in Minnesota, I learned first hand what happened with some of the animals that people thought were cute and took into their homes.
The most notable ones were a white fox, and a coyote that a young woman tried to raise in her dorm room at college.
It takes a special person with lots of time to be able to manage non domesticated animals.
Have a great day!
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I wonder where they think dogs originally came from?
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