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Urban foxes self-evolve, exhibiting Darwin’s domestication syndrome

A new study finds surprising evidence of the self-evolution of urban foxes.

• A study from the University of Glasgow finds urban foxes evolved differently compared to rural foxes.
• The skulls of the urban foxes are adapted to scavenging for food rather than hunting it.
• The evolutionary changes correspond to Charles Darwin's "domestication syndrome."

"What's really fascinating here is that the foxes are doing this to themselves," Parsons told the BBC. "This is the result of foxes that have decided to live near people, showing these traits that make them look more like domesticated animals."