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Friday Fun: Domestic Foxes in Russia [VIDEO]

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It is still incredibly difficult to adopt a domestic fox in the United States. However, several have been adopted as pets in other countries. Here's a video of one man and his two pet foxes doing...not much. Acting quite a bit like dogs and cats, actually. Still, a really charming video to watch on this Friday afternoon.

For more on domesticated foxes: Man’s new best friend? A forgotten Russian experiment in fox domestication - by me at the Scientific American Guest Blog

Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

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