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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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π•Ύπ–•π–Žπ–ˆπ–ž π•Ώπ–šπ–“π–† lemmy.world spicytuna62@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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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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daggermoon piefed.world daggermoon@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-03-01
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I relate to the jackals
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cabillaud lemmy.world cabillaud@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
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π•Ύπ–•π–Žπ–ˆπ–ž π•Ώπ–šπ–“π–† wrote:
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.
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noseatbelt piefed.ca noseatbelt@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-12-04
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cabillaud wrote:
Seals have whiskers, therefore they are to be classified as Feliformia, without a doubt.

Dogs have whiskers.
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Timmy6 lemmy.today Timmy6@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-07-07
#6 · Quote Reply

Ahhh
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stoicmaverick lemmy.world stoicmaverick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-17
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IS IT A JACKAL? JACKAL! JACKAL! IS IT A JACKAL? IS IT A JACKAL? JACKAL! JACKAL! JACKAL!!!
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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
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noseatbelt wrote:
Dogs have whiskers.

Yeah dogs are also cats
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cabillaud lemmy.world cabillaud@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
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noseatbelt wrote:
Dogs have whiskers.

Delights of taxonomy.
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Slovene85 sh.itjust.works Slovene85@sh.itjust.works
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stoicmaverick wrote:
IS IT A JACKAL? JACKAL! JACKAL! IS IT A JACKAL? IS IT A JACKAL? JACKAL! JACKAL! JACKAL!!!

IT WASN'T RIGHT THE FIRST TIME YOU SAID IT, WHY THE HELL WOULD IT BE RIGHT THE NEXT TEN TIMES!? ... GOD!
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Wrufieotnak feddit.org Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
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π•Ύπ–•π–Žπ–ˆπ–ž π•Ώπ–šπ–“π–† wrote:
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.

Them you will be glad to learn that in German the Harbour Seal is called Seehund, so literally translated: sea dog.
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wonderingwanderer sopuli.xyz wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-12-31
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π•Ύπ–•π–Žπ–ˆπ–ž π•Ώπ–šπ–“π–† wrote:
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.

But was about bears?
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