Breeding silver foxes

Breeding silver foxes

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Science, Biology

1st - 6th Grade

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The video explores how animals can become tame through selective breeding, as demonstrated by a Siberian experiment with silver foxes. By breeding the tamest foxes, scientists observed a reduction in aggression and an increase in pet-like behaviors. Conversely, breeding aggressive foxes led to more aggressive offspring. This experiment highlights that both physical and behavioral traits can be inherited, a process known as evolution. Environmental factors also influence behavior, as seen in the evolution of wild horses to riding horses, wildcats to house cats, and wolves to dogs.

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