Foxes are small-to-medium-sized canids with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long busy tail. By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox, although various species are found on almost every continent.
The hunting of foxes with packs of hounds, long and established pursuit in Europe, especially the British Isles, was exported by European settlers to various parts of the New World.
The domesticated silver fox on the other hand is a domesticated form of the silver morph of the red fox. As a result of selective breeding, the new foxes became tamer and more dog-like. Dimitri Belyaev is the scientist that has worked in this experiment since 1959.
His experiments continue today at The Institute of Cytology and Genetics at Novosibirsk. We might soon be seeing people with these domesticated foxes as pets in their homes!