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This should mean that seals are related to dogs, as I know that dogs and bears are closely related……..Seals: Are they cats or dogs?
| phantom309 Ars Scholae Palatinae Registered: Jul 4, 2001 Posts: 999 | Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 2:59 pm |
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| Everybody knows that seals are Labradors who never found the tennis ball. |
Why are seals so similar to dogs?
Canines share a lot of similar characteristics with seals, for example, mainly because both the fluffy dogs and baby seals are considered Caniformes (which literally means “dog-like”) and come from the same suborder of Carnivorans (unlike cats, which are Feliformes).
Why seals have whiskers?
Seals have highly sensitive whiskers that enable them to hunt effectively even in poor visual conditions. Their specially shaped whiskers can detect the disturbances left by other creatures moving through the water, even while they are moving themselves.
Are cat and dog whiskers the same?
Whiskers are hairs, but not the same as the hairs in your dog or cat’s coat. These stiffer, thicker hairs are called vibrissae and their follicles are embedded deeper in the skin than coat hairs. Although the whiskers are different from the hair coat, they are shed as the hair coat is and will grow back.
“Dogs and seals are in the same suborder, Caniforma, under the order Carnivora” Imogene Cancellare, a wildlife biologist at the University of Delaware, says. “Dogs and seals are not in the same family, however, and are not closely related. For one thing, dogs use their four legs to move around.
Are dogs related to cats?
Cats and dogs are both in the Carnivora order, but their last common ancestor lived about 42 million years ago. Since then they have diverged into feliforms (cats, hyenas and mongooses) and caniforms – a more diverse group that includes raccoons and walruses, as well as dogs.
Are seals like cats?
It is a close call, but it looks like seals are much closer to dogs than cats….Seals: Are they cats or dogs?
| qwerpafw Ars Praefectus Registered: Feb 16, 2002 Posts: 4162 | Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:15 am |
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| Aristotle said seals are fish. Therefore, seals are fish. The master cannot err. |
Are seals related to dogs?
“Dogs and seals are not in the same family, however, and are not closely related. The family that compromises seals, Pinnipedia, split from other caniforms around 50 million years ago.” “Seals have dog-like skulls and dogs have seal-like mournful stares,” Cancellare adds.
Do dogs have whiskers?
Unlike humans, dogs of all ages have whiskers. Whiskers are more sensitive than regular hairs because the follicles from which they originate are packed with blood vessels and nerves. In fact, a dog’s whiskers are as sensitive as a human’s fingertips.
Are dog whiskers similar to cat whiskers?
Yes, they are very similar to the whiskers found on cats, rats, bears and seals. Whiskers help a dog feel its way throughout the world. Whiskers are sophisticated hairs that are different from the hairs elsewhere on a dog’s body because at the base of each whisker is a high concentration of touch-sensitive neurons.
Why do Seal whiskers have wavy hairs?
Unlike the smooth hairs that stick out from the cheeks of cats and dogs, seal whiskers are wavy. They bulge along their lengths, like pea pods. “This shape enhances their ability to detect flows created by fish,” says Heather Beem, author of a study on seal whiskers soon to be published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Why do dogs have whiskers?
Whiskers help a dog feel his way throughout the world. Whiskers are sophisticated hairs that are different from the hairs elsewhere on a dog’s body because each whisker’s base has a high concentration of touch-sensitive neurons.
Do all mammals have whiskers?
Almost all mammals grow whiskers. But all whiskers are not created equal. As great as George Clooney’s salt-and-pepper beard looks, the facial hairs of the harbor seal are even sexier. They enable the cunning predator to track its underwater prey from hundreds of feet away.