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Although dogs and cats live on land and both are easily domesticated, dogs actually have more in common with marine animals than they do with their furry foes. 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).
This genetic link perfectly explains why these adorable animals are often known as puppy doppelgangers. Don't believe us? Then take a look at these cute photos below compiled by Bored Panda. Only one mystery remains: if our beloved cute dogs have so much in common with seals, why do so many of them still hate baths?
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yokohamanoharfa 9 years ago
y'know,, in my country, Seal means Anjing Laut. which means Sea Dog
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Shelby Vazquez 9 years ago
*science nerd mode* Sea lions are actually a branch of the seal family, specifically termed "eared seals," or "Otariidae", so they are indeed seals. Also, they're adorkable.
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Heather Ogden 9 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caniformia see this site in case you were wondering about the family lineage that dogs and seals share
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Marion Jansie 9 years ago
I look like that right seal everytime I accidentally open the front camera on my Phone
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Erland Johansson 9 years ago
All animals seams to need close contact with each other. We also!
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Adam Breska 8 years ago
Sea lions are in a lot of those pictures, I think over half. There are a few seals as well.
Melanie Crawford 8 years ago
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212099797273995&set=a.1408126606983.2057654.1346972255&type=3&theater
Melanie Crawford 8 years ago
don't know why it didn't work the first time 15977494_1...97eb7b.jpg 
Betty-Lou Luijken 9 years ago
That is why in Holland we call them zeehonden (translated: seadogs)
Evie Meremaid 9 years ago
You know what's missing? When they both play 'buzz the human'. Seals do this as fast as possible in your face underwater, and puppies do it with that final last minute swerve, and the human's eyes are always like saucers.
Carina Fressner 9 years ago
That's why they're called "Seehund" (which means sea-dog) in german. :D
Adam Breska 8 years ago
Sea lions are in a lot of those pictures, I think over half. There are a few seals as well.
Melanie Crawford 8 years ago
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212099797273995&set=a.1408126606983.2057654.1346972255&type=3&theater
Melanie Crawford 8 years ago
don't know why it didn't work the first time 15977494_1...97eb7b.jpg
Betty-Lou Luijken 9 years ago
That is why in Holland we call them zeehonden (translated: seadogs)
Evie Meremaid 9 years ago
You know what's missing? When they both play 'buzz the human'. Seals do this as fast as possible in your face underwater, and puppies do it with that final last minute swerve, and the human's eyes are always like saucers.
Carina Fressner 9 years ago
That's why they're called "Seehund" (which means sea-dog) in german. :D
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