When it comes to cats, the hyenas were an anachronism in the old days. They look like dogs. Yet, they have retractable claws. One of the ways to classify cats. So, are they cats or dogs? How to classify them?
DNA analyses show that hyenas are more closely related to cats that do dogs. Those retractable claws gave it away in the beginning. And that hyenas are more closely related to Meerkats than to dogs!
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