Snow baby: Anna the fox has lived with Russian scientist Irina Mukhamedshina since she was a cub. She understands as many commands as a pet dog Like any well-behaved pet, she understands words such as 'sit', 'stand up', 'lie down' - and knows her own name. But Anna is no ordinary domesticated animal. She is an endearing and impeccably mannered fox who has been trained to live alongside humans. The woman responsible for her unlikely transformation is Irina Mukhamedshina, a 22-year-old Russian scientist who adopted her and another fox called Elma from  the Novosibirsk of Cytology and Genetics, which has studied how animals evolved from their feral ancestors to live alongside humans.
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Young Russian dog trainer teaches rare tame foxes to follow commands
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Foxes can 'sit', 'stay' and 'lie down' at her direction
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The animals come from a unique facility that breeds domesticated foxes
Irina Mukhamedshina
Irina Mukhamedshina
Both her subjects were tiny cubs when they came to her but quickly grew into a companion that @placeholder views as halfway between a cat and a dog.
Irina Mukhamedshina
Irina Mukhamedshina
@placeholder's work with foxes and were amazed at her achievements.
Irina Mukhamedshina
Irina Mukhamedshina
Experiment: @placeholder said that it was essential the foxes came to her when they were cubs so she could train them
Irina Mukhamedshina
Irina Mukhamedshina
Lie down: Training the foxes to obey basic commands took 15 minutes a day for three weeks, shocking @placeholder at how quickly the animals learned