Evolution of pugs and Persians converges on cuteness
April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025
ITHACA, New York, April 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Evolution of pugs and Persians converges on cuteness
Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and "smushed" faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to most other dogs or cats.
For the first time, scientists at Cornell and Washington University have . . .
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Evolution of pugs and Persians converges on cuteness
Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and "smushed" faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to most other dogs or cats.
For the first time, scientists at Cornell and Washington University have . . .