Daily Mail cites UMaine study in articles on pet foxes, bonding with cats
A study published by University of Maine researchers in 2011 was cited in Daily Mail articles on breeding foxes to be less aggressive and forming emotional bonds with cats. A 60-year study in Russia has been experimenting with breeding foxes to develop tame and aggressive breeds, the former of which could be suitable as pets. Understanding links between fox genetics and behavior could inform knowledge of social behavior in other animals, according to the Daily Mail. The other article focused on a study in Hungary involving male and female cat owners showing that women are more likely than men to initiate almost all types of interaction with their cats. In a related story included with both articles, “When did people start keeping animals as pets?,” the Daily Mail cited the UMaine study which found evidence that dogs were being bred, and eaten, by humans in Texas about 9,400 years ago.