Although foxes are wild by nature, there are in fact many records of domesticated red foxes and other breeds of foxes, but rarely of sustained domestication. One most recent and notable case, however, is the Russian silver fox, otherwise known as the domesticated silver fox. The Soviet Union and Russia have been doing experiments in this breed of fox for well over 50 years now, and as a result the newer foxes became more tame and exhibited certain behaviors such as letting themselves be pet, whimpering to get attention, and even licking their caretakers.
These foxes are becoming more and more doglike over time, as they have been witnessed being more friendly to humans, putting their ears down like a dog, wagging their tails when they are happy, and sometimes even vocalizing and barking like the average domesticated dog would. Even more fascinating is that these creatures have somehow also managed to lose their distinctive musky fox smell, and are beginning to change in their physical appearance as well. Such changes in characteristics include color pattern, developing floppy ears, shorter legs and curved, shorter tails.
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