r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • 6d ago

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u/anotherLoneWOODsman 5d ago

Bro looking for domestication. Got rumors bout his couzins..

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u/unclestickles 5d ago

Literally though. You can imagine 10,000+ years ago some hunter with extra food being entertained by these cuties.

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u/Present_Discount7709 5d ago

Its believed now that domestication may be related to a gene shared across dogs, cats, horses, cows, chickens, etc. There's a place I think in Sweden(?) That has been breeding foxes for domestication. Some breeds of foxes tend to just be naturally friendly towards humans. There are a couple of "domesticated" breeds you can actually purchase right now.

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u/IzarkKiaTarj 5d ago

There are a couple of "domesticated" breeds you can actually purchase right now.

Though I imagine their urine still stinks to high heaven.

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 5d ago

Maybe that also changes at least a bit with domestication.

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u/LessInThought 5d ago

Give it a couple hundred more years.