Click on any amazing image below to view a larger image. All dogs are likely descended from an animal called Tomarctus. This animal lived approximately 15 million years ago. Stone-aged people tamed dogs to help them track game. About eight thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians raised Saluki hunting dogs.
Greyhounds are the most ancient dog breed.
Kittens are born with both eyes and ears closed. When the eyes open, they are always blue at first. They change color over a period of months to the final eye color. When well treated, a cat can live twenty or more years. All cats are members of the family Felidea.