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More on the evolution of dog domestication

oldmanyellsatcloud reblogged your photo: How Dogs Evolved Into ‘Our Best Friends’…

“Belyaev’s Foxes“ is still my favorite example of this, since it shows that theres a distinct physiological change that occurs with ‘tameability’. Think I’ve linked it before, but check it out again anyhoo!

If you haven’t checked out these classic Soviet experiments on the domesticated silver fox, then watch this video:

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    please. Oh wow…that’s so interesting. I want one too. :(
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    So neat. I want one with a curly tail, pls.
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    Anybody who hasn’t seen this video already should watch it. There was a National Geographic article about the study a...
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  24. thegirlwithacat said: I read about the domesticated silver foxes in R. Dawkins’ The Greatest show on Earth (at least i think it was. i have so many science books) So fascinating!
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