Domesticated Silver Fox


	Domesticated Silver Fox

Spiritualmonkey

6-6-2009 8:21 PM

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domesticated-silver-fox, russia, siberia, science, domestication

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6-7-2009 3:48 PM

doodleicious

wow

6-15-2009 9:42 PM

The Infowarrior

Wow indeed, I want one.

That is to say so long as it was definately selctive breeding rather than direct DNA manipulation of eggs/sperm/embryo's.

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