Apaper published yesterday (December 3) in Trends in Ecology and Evolution criticizes a famous experiment on fox taming and casts doubt on domestication syndrome, the idea that a variety of physical ...

Domesticated animals are known to share a ... behaviors never seen in wild foxes. Foxes bred through generations to be as human-friendly as dogs get a boost from Lyudmila Trut (center) and other ...

Though we’ve all dreamed of cuddling an otter or having a fox curled up on the foot of our beds, we’re far better off sticking to domesticated pets like dogs, cats, and hamsters. Wild animals ...