Cute by Design
How Selective Breeding Has Warped Cats and Dogs
A Persian cat and a pug have nothing in common—at least not at first glance. One’s a feline, the other a canine. Fifty million years of evolution between them. But when scientists scanned their skulls, they found something strange: they’re starting to look eerily alike. Not by coincidence. By human design.
We’ve selectively bred animals into extremes—fla…
