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Two tales of domestication(lemmus.org)

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Zomg@lemmy.world
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Fox’s aren’t going to be domesticated.

Foxes dont follow a hierarchical system like dogs, cats or horses where there is an Alpha (the owner of the animal) whom they fall under in the pecking order.

Foxes like to shit and piss all over everything and burrow Into couches. Good luck with the fox thing.

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CoolGirl586@lemmy.world
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Nope, none of that is true. None of those animals have Dominance hierarchies.

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Zomg@lemmy.world
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Sorry, meant pack hierarchy.

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CoolGirl586@lemmy.world
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None of them really have a hierarchy at all. Dogs, cats and horses are usually just a breeding pair and their offspring. Actually foxes are the only animal you named that does live in a structured hierarchy.

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tamal3@lemmy.world
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I don’t know anything about it, but apparently alpha wolves are not actually a thing. Can someone chime in more info?

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BigLgame@lemy.lol
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That hierarchy thing was proven to be bullshit ages ago

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Zomg@lemmy.world
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Can you send me a link to where you heard that?

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root_beer@midwest.social
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From Scientific American, “Is the Alpha Wolf Idea a Myth?”

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wanderingmagus@lemm.ee
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You might be today’s lucky 10,000, but have you heard of the Domesticated Silver Fox?

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Zomg@lemmy.world
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I’ve heard but I dont think that’s really considered domestication yet, only partly.

We’ve adjusted their temperament, but there is more to it than that.

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Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world
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They are not going to get domesticated WITH THAT ATTITUDE

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