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Dingoes: Australia’s Wild Dogs May Not be Dogs at All

Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...
The New York Times

Was the Dingo Born to Be Wild?

Burial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as pets. By Franz Lidz This article is part of our Pets special section on ...

Christmas Island Banned Dogs Years Ago, Now Shiloh the Chocolate Lab Is the Only Canine Left

One chocolate Labrador is a resident of Christmas Island, and she may be the last dog ever to live there. Wild dogs have been ...
Science Daily

New DNA testing technology shows majority of wild dingoes are pure, not hybrids

Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought. Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion of pure ...
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Dingoes are not domestic dogs—new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path

For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they ...
The Conversation

Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path

Kylie M. Cairns receives funding from the Australian Dingo Foundation, the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation, the ACT government and donations from the general public. She is a director of the ...