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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution
Book • 2017
This book tells the story of a groundbreaking experiment where scientists, led by Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut, domesticated silver foxes in Siberia to study the process of domestication.
The experiment, which began in 1959, aimed to replicate the evolution of wolves into dogs by selecting for tameness in foxes.
Over several decades, the foxes underwent significant physical and behavioral changes, becoming more dog-like in their behavior and appearance.
The experiment, which began in 1959, aimed to replicate the evolution of wolves into dogs by selecting for tameness in foxes.
Over several decades, the foxes underwent significant physical and behavioral changes, becoming more dog-like in their behavior and appearance.
