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How Selective Breeding Made Pugs and Persian Cats Look Strikingly Similar

Summary by Laughing Squid
The educational channel Pointe of View spoke with biologists Dr. Abby Drake of Cornell University and Dr. Jonathan Losos of Washington University to learn more about their fascinating study that showed how selective breeding led to striking similarities between brachycephalic dogs and short-nosed cats. A convergent evolution without intention. Their key finding, …is that the skull of a Persian cat is now measurably more similar to the skull of …
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Laughing Squid broke the news on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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