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It's common in fur farms that they breed the animals that are most friendly to humans, and in only a few generations those animals behave like very friendly pet
by z3t4 9mo ago
It's common in fur farms that they breed the animals that are most friendly to humans, and in only a few generations those animals behave like very friendly pets, and killing them becomes more difficult.
- wendgeabos 9mo agohuh so that's a way that it's adaptive for the animals
- ekr____ 9mo agoSee also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_silver_fox
- suzzer99 9mo agoA NOVA episode on dogs showed a Russian study where they bred the most friendly foxes with each other and did the same with the most aggressive (so extremes in both directions). The aggressive-bred animals were like that scene in I Am Legend where he checks on his infected rats. They were being fed, and they still wanted to kill their feeders. Kind of terrifying.
- akkad33 9mo agoWhy do they kill animals for fur? Could they not shave them? (I realise my question sounds dumb)
- snerbles 9mo agoThe pelt is what's harvested - the fur is not removed from the skin. In some cases the animal's hair can be cut without harm, like how sheep are shorn for wool.