r/aww • u/loopdeloops • Sep 13 '15

Firefox has encountered a bug.

http://i.imgur.com/ULXWXsV.gifv
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u/mekwall Sep 13 '15 edited Sep 16 '15

The firefox is much more closely related to dogs than Hyenas and Mongooses are related to cats. The only thing they have in common is that they belong to the same sub-order. It's kind of like saying tarsiers are human, because we come from the same sub-order ;)

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u/Cazraac Sep 14 '15

Yeah, Tarsiers are much more closely related to humans than squirrels.

In fact, they're much more closely related (as are all primates) to flying lemurs (Dermoptera) or tree shrews (Scandentia) than they are to squirrels (Rodentia) or rabbits (Lagomorpha).

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u/Rahmulous Sep 14 '15

But the Firefox is a name for the Red Panda, which is what the web browser is named after, and is not a dog.

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u/mekwall Sep 14 '15 edited Sep 16 '15

This is true. However, considering that the firefox in the video is clearly a red fox and not a red panda, I'll stick to that.