Russian Genetic Experiment

[Joe_Armstrong]

There has been an genetic experiment in Russia going on 50 years.
Silver foxes are being selected and bred for certain qualities.
Out of about 7 babies in the nest they only selected the tame ones

After the 8 generation they became used to humans and acted tame.
They began developing a different color fur and some responded to their name.
The foxes physically changed
The doctors even put wild embryo's and implanted that in a domesticated mother,
that baby was still wild and hostile.

Evolution in action as you might say ?
Does this experiment do you anything to your opinion on evolution ?
And... Does this show a correlation with human behaviour and different human groups ?





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Domesticated_Red_Fox

 

[IDL]

How is this different than dog breeding for traits?

 

[panamaican]

How is this different than dog breeding for traits?

It's not. Give this thread about a page to get where it's destined to go.

 

[Deleted member 409801]

There has been an genetic experiment in Russia going on 50 years.
Silver foxes are being selected and bred for certain qualities.

After the 8 generation they became used to humans and acted tame.
They began developing a different color fur and some responded to their name.
The foxes physically changed
The doctors even put wild embryo's and implanted that in a domesticated mother,
that baby was still wild and hostile.

Evolution in action as you might say ?
Does this experiment do you anything to your opinion on evolution ?
And... Does this show a correlation with human behaviour and different human groups ?

Selective breeding having a dramatic effect on the behaviors and traits of an animal ? No way brah , all in how you raise them imo. Those wild foxes probably just had shitty owners.

 

[Quipling]

There has been an genetic experiment in Russia going on 50 years.
Silver foxes are being selected and bred for certain qualities.
Out of about 7 babies in the nest they only selected the tame ones

After the 8 generation they became used to humans and acted tame.
They began developing a different color fur and some responded to their name.
The foxes physically changed
The doctors even put wild embryo's and implanted that in a domesticated mother,
that baby was still wild and hostile.

Evolution in action as you might say ?
Does this experiment do you anything to your opinion on evolution ?
And... Does this show a correlation with human behaviour and different human groups ?





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Domesticated_Red_Fox

So, TS, tell us what you think about black people.

 

[Rematch]

So, TS, tell us what you think about black people.

And you jumped directly to black people because...

 

[ripskater]

I don't believe in macro evolution.

But breeding for different traits, we have proven it and we can observe that.

 

[Quipling]

And you jumped directly to black people because...

Because of something TS appears to be hinting at in the OP, Mr. White Knight.

 

[Rematch]

So, TS, tell us what you think about black people.

And you jumped directly to black people because..

Because of something TS appears to be hinting at in the OP, Mr. White Knight.

Like what? Tell me what YOU extrapolated from his statements that instantly made you think particularly of black people?

 

[Quipling]

And you jumped directly to black people because..

Like what? Tell me what YOU extrapolated from his statements that instantly made you particularly black people?

Whoa whoa whoa.

Whoever says I instantly particulared a black person is a liar and a cuck, and not a very good one.

 

[Bacco]

Foxes of peace

 

[JonesBones]

Wow. lol. How did you think our domesticated animals came about? This is news to you?

 

[Undying Poster]

How is this different than dog breeding for traits?

It's not but I guess since it was done in the span of only a few decades and because they are foxes, not the dogs ancestors, it is noteworthy

 

[glennrod]

This isn't "evolution"..or is it?

 

[IDL]

This isn't "evolution"..or is it?

It's intelligent design.

 

[Squarechoke]

This isn't "evolution"..or is it?

It is in a way, but we're replacing the course of nature in deciding who's the most fit to survive/breed. So it's the same process, but with a changed ecosystem.

 

[glennrod]

It is in a way, but we're replacing the course of nature in deciding who's the most fit to survive/breed. So it's the same process, but with a changed ecosystem.

Yeah, it is a very unique look at evolution as we know it..it is, and at the same time it kinda isn't.

 

[Quipling]

Yeah, it is a very unique look at evolution as we know it..it is, and at the same time it kinda isn't.

It's evolution. It is not evolution by natural selection. This is called artificial selection, instead. a/k/a selective breeding.

 

[heloder]

It's intelligent design.

 

[Rematch]

It's not but I guess since it was done in the span of only a few decades and because they are foxes, not the dogs ancestors, it is noteworthy

There being no mixing of breeds may explain why the results are more expedient than what we see in dog breeding.