The Connections Project

Dogs

In the big picture, cats and dogs are pretty similar: dogs are bigger, but not by much.

Cats and dogs have very different personalities. Whereas dogs are known for their loyalty and fealty, cats are known for their independence.

Usually, dogs and cats are hostile toward each other. Dogs are almost always stronger, so cats almost always run away. However, cats are much better at climbing, hiding, and stealth in general.

Physically, birds and dogs are drastically different. The average dog is much larger than the average bird. Dogs lack feathers, flight, wings, and external eggs, all of which birds possess. But the two species share one thing in common: they're both carnivorous.

Generally, dogs and birds don't interact very much. Most of the time, the bird is so small and hard for the dog to catch, it wouldn't be worth the energy the dog would need to hunt the bird.

It's common for humans to domesticate dogs and keep them as pets. They can also be trained to perform useful tasks, such as leading blind humans, tracking things for humans, even pulling sleds for humans. Humans have been known to organize dog races.

The question of who is stronger-- a human or a dog-- largely depends on the particular human and the particular dog. Some humans are stronger than some dogs, and vice versa.

Left to themselves, dogs are generally predators of rabbits. The mere presence of a good-sized dog will spook rabbits and send them hiding. Besides both being mammals, rabbits and dogs have almost nothing in common.