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.
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spicytuna62@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 47d
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.
cabillaud@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 47d
Seals have whiskers, therefore they are to be classified as Feliformia, without a doubt.
noseatbelt@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 47d
Dogs have whiskers.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 47d
Yeah dogs are also cats
cabillaud@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 47d
Delights of taxonomy.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org · 3 pts · 47d
Them you will be glad to learn that in German the Harbour Seal is called Seehund, so literally translated: sea dog.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 46d
But was about bears?
stoicmaverick@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 47d
IS IT A JACKAL? JACKAL! JACKAL! IS IT A JACKAL? IS IT A JACKAL? JACKAL! JACKAL! JACKAL!!!
Slovene85@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 47d
IT WASN'T RIGHT THE FIRST TIME YOU SAID IT, WHY THE HELL WOULD IT BE RIGHT THE NEXT TEN TIMES!? ... GOD!
daggermoon@piefed.world · 5 pts · 47d
I relate to the jackals
Timmy6@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 47d
Ahhh