How closely related are dogs and bears?
The Caretaker May 18th, 2009 Google ancestor of dogs and bears and see what pops up. Like (PixieDust_and_DemonHorns likes this.) • Report No comments. Post one | Permalink Comments Add a comment… • ad_client = “ca-answerbag_html”; num_ads = “4”; type = “text”; channels = “S_200x200,W_Ask,P_Question,Users_Unregistered,C_Science,Test_3”; class_name = “question_ads”; hints = “Science”; category_title = “Science”; print_google_ad(1, num_ads, type, channels, ad_client , class_name , hints ); The Caretaker May 17th, 2009 As far as I know they both evolved from the same extinct mammal, they are closely related. Like • Report No comments. Post one | Permalink Comments Add a comment… Always Ready – COAT of courage May 17th, 2009 Source: wiki answers Dogs and bears are in the same order, Carnivora, but different families (dog is Canidae, bear is Ursidae). According to this classification, dogs and bears are no more nearly related to each other than each is to cats (order Carnivora, family Fe