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The Belyayev foxes have always fascinated me. And I've wondered about the feasibility of applying his domestication protocol to other animals, like apes, raccoo
by mr_overalls 8y ago
The Belyayev foxes have always fascinated me. And I've wondered about the feasibility of applying his domestication protocol to other animals, like apes, raccoons, etc. Or alternating selection for tameness with intelligence every few dozen generations.
Maybe David Brin's idea of Uplift could become a reality.
- staticautomatic 8y agoI'll take a pet bear, please.
- eximius 8y agoI'll take one a few generations after yours. maybe.
- MisterTea 8y agoHave fun picking up after it.
- staticautomatic 8y agoThanks for sharing your concern but my pet bear exists in the same fantasy where I own so much mountainous land that I don't have to worry about that. Your move.
- hinkley 8y agoI thought bears shit in the woods! Have I been mislead this entire time?
- smnplk 8y agomeet Jimbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4E9yrGczbk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4E9yrGczbk Oh, he died this year :(
- toomanybeersies 8y agoA Polish Army unit had one in WWII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear) Apparently he was used to help move crates of ammunition.
- adrianN 8y agoIf they figure out the relevant genes, it would be interesting to see how these genes correlate with life success in humans.