Cats and dogs are believed to share a common ancestor, the miacid, a carnivoran. Carnivorans split into two suborders, cats ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike – with serious implications for their health and ...

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural ...

Preferred features include a flat face and huge eyes, which is why breeds such as pugs and Persian cats are starting to take on an uncanny resemblance to each other. Humans likely breed for these ...