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Is this the cutest place on earth? Tourists can walk with six breeds of foxes [truncated]
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 9, 2015 | John Hutchinson

Posted on 02/09/2015 6:46:38 AM PST by C19fan

With their little faces looking up to the camera, six breeds of foxes stand patiently awaiting their lunch. This is Fox Village, in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture, where for less than £4 (700 Japanese Yen) visitors are allowed entry and can feed the animals. Foxes are heralded in Japan, with many believing they have mystical powers, as well as others who believe they bring good luck as they descend from Inari Okami, the Shinto deity of fertility, prosperity and rice.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: fox; foxes; japan
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21 posted on 02/09/2015 8:15:35 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Lazamataz

Indeed. Smelly and fat.

That’s no way to go through life, Son.


22 posted on 02/09/2015 8:24:08 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: MrB

We are so old.....


23 posted on 02/09/2015 9:13:09 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: CMailBag

My nine year can tell you


24 posted on 02/09/2015 9:25:01 AM PST by Sybeck1
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To: C19fan
"The Japanese have these interesting sanctuaries including rabbit and islands. I read about the Soviets did some experiments on domesticating foxes. Were they successful or could not make it all the way like cats and dogs? "

Domesticated Silver Foxes

"The domesticated silver fox (marketed as the Siberian fox) 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."

"The result of over 50 years of experiments in the Soviet Union and Russia, the breeding project was set up in 1959[1] by Soviet scientist Dmitri Belyaev. It continues today at The Institute of Cytology and Genetics at Novosibirsk, under the supervision of Lyudmila Trut."

25 posted on 02/09/2015 9:52:54 AM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: Lazamataz

We HATES disgusting, sloppy, obese, huffing, horrible little twisted foxes my precioussssssssss. We HATES them!

26 posted on 02/09/2015 10:42:28 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Enterprise
Gollum Versus PC
27 posted on 02/09/2015 10:50:25 AM PST by Lazamataz (With friends like Boehner, we don't need Democrats. -- Laz A. Mataz, 2015)
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To: Lazamataz

LOL!


28 posted on 02/09/2015 11:01:34 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: blam
+ =
29 posted on 02/09/2015 11:25:00 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: C19fan

I hate foxes. They attacked and ate my best peacock!


30 posted on 02/09/2015 2:48:22 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: C19fan

Toss a rabbit in there and stand back!


31 posted on 02/09/2015 6:56:22 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Lazamataz

“Disgusting, sloppy, obese, huffing, horrible little twisted foxes who slobber on their next unneeded meal, as they diabetically and diabolically scheme to steal more food to feed their piglike, horrid little hideous faces.”

“I hate them”

Did they piss in your Wheaties?


32 posted on 02/10/2015 12:56:04 PM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: Lazamataz

I’m unclear on your position ;)


33 posted on 02/13/2015 7:00:58 AM PST by Revelation 911
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To: Revelation 911

My position is usually doggie style.


34 posted on 02/13/2015 7:33:08 AM PST by Lazamataz (With friends like Boehner, we don't need Democrats. -- Laz A. Mataz, 2015)
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