Textbooks say that foxes are related to dogs, but I've heard new studies have shown they're related to cats?

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Textbooks say that foxes are related to dogs, but I've heard new studies have shown they're related to cats?

Which is it?

2007-01-22 10:15:00 · 3 answers · asked by h4wk_mcbl4d3 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Foxes and dogs are both in family Canidae (canines).

2007-01-22 10:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Person above is correct but
dogs ("dog" is specific to the domestic canine) are a sub-race of wolves.
Foxes are the only canine that have slit irises, all the others have round irises.

2007-01-22 10:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

they sure look like dogs and sound like dogs

2007-01-22 15:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋