RidgieAmy Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Hey, just wondered if anyone else has seen the documentary about dogs that contains the fox breeding? They bred from foxes and picked out the most non aggressive to re-breed from and then also bred from the most aggresive, over afifty year period they continued to breed like this from the cubs, until eventually they showed you the difference, the non aggressive turned into more dog-like foxes basically even their markings changed they got white streaks down their snout, tails shortened, ears went floppy, they wagged tails, loved human company wheras the aggressive stayed like wild foxes couldnt be touched etc hated the sight of humans! I cant remember the name of it but its a recent docu, thought it was very interesting and wondered if anyone had seen it? :) FOUND A LINK HERE Edited January 9, 2013 by RidgieAmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgieAmy Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) I also feel sorry for the foxes don't really see the need for the experiment, but it was an interesting watch, still disgusting seeing them in their tiny cages with wire bottoms Edited January 9, 2013 by RidgieAmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyliedelonge Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Havent seen it but have heard it the experiment before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I've known about this for a long time now just out of my own interests, but now we learn about this experiment at uni. Have seen some of the older documentaries on it. I might take a look at this one tomorrow and see if there is any new info on it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgieAmy Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Ahh its called secret life of the dog, by the BBC, its on youtube, or here http://topdocumentar...ecret-life-dog/, they also discover that dogs have learned to interact with people and even when looking at pictures of people dogs always look at the left?(or right lol) side of our face to read our emotions but when shown a picture or other dog they don't read dogs the same way anyway its very interesting to watch :) Edited January 9, 2013 by RidgieAmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) The Belyaev's Russian fox farm experiment. Very old and well known with some interesting findings on the genetics of behavior and possible links to phenotype. Lots of articles on it if you search. Edited January 9, 2013 by espinay2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Incidentally, the foxes are a type bred in captivity for the fur trade. They are not kept in those tiny cages specifically for the experiment. It's just the standard way to keep them. There is research out there about improving their welfare, same as there is for livestock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Made its point but a cruel experiment IMO. Scientifically it proved the case but it was horrid to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inevitablue Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Like Corvus said, it was a fox fur farm, they were selecting the friendliest foxes to make handling them easier for the workers at the fur farm. The change in phenotype was an observation that then warranted further study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaznHotAussies Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Interesting study, not the best conditions though I think we learned a bit about the study in Biology at school.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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