Taxonomists sort land-dwelling carnivorous mammals into two distinct groups: Feliformia (cat-like), Caniformia (dog-like). In other words, they’re all either cats or dogs.
And they are absolutely right. At first pass, these just looked like regular dogs to me lol
There is a third suborder in Carnivora - the Pinnipeds, aka seals. But convince me a seal isn’t just a chubby, fin-footed water dog.
Taxonomists sort land-dwelling carnivorous mammals into two distinct groups: Feliformia (cat-like), Caniformia (dog-like). In other words, they’re all either cats or dogs.
And they are absolutely right. At first pass, these just looked like regular dogs to me lol
There is a third suborder in Carnivora - the Pinnipeds, aka seals. But convince me a seal isn’t just a chubby, fin-footed water dog.
Seals have whiskers, therefore they are to be classified as Feliformia, without a doubt.
Dogs have whiskers.
Yeah dogs are also cats
Delights of taxonomy.
Them you will be glad to learn that in German the Harbour Seal is called Seehund, so literally translated: sea dog.
But was about bears?