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EVER WONDERED . . . why there are more kinds of dogs than cats?
First off, let's define what we mean by "kinds." There are animals that are purebred and ones that are mixed breeds. A breed is a group of related dogs or cats with similar characteristics. Humans maintain animal breeds over generations by making sure that only animals of a given breed mate with one...