We often joke about seals being sea dogs, but do they have any actual relations to canines? Like how whales and horses and distante relatives?
>>5112160according to Wikipedia:>Carnivora are divided into two suborders, the Feliformia, containing the true felids and several "cat-like" animals; and the Caniformia, containing the true canids and many "dog-like" animals.>The caniforms include the Caninae, Procyonidae, bears, mustelids, skunks, and pinnipedsSo yes, dogs are land seals and seals are sea dogs
