An exhaustive genetic analysis of wild canines in Australia is challenging the commonly held view that “pure” dingoes are basically extinct. Accordingly, scientists say it’s time to stop referring to ...

Dingoes vs coyotes are both medium-sized canines that are highly adaptable and live in a variety of different habitats. They are both excellent predators and are capable of hunting and killing prey ...

Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian dingo fits into this framework is still debated, ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 ...

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 ...

Dingoes, like the one above, have very little in common with modern breeds, new research suggests. © Jenny Evans via Getty New research shows that Australia’s ...

A new dingo study collates the results from over 5000 DNA samples of wild canines across Australia. It found that 99 per cent of animals tested were pure dingoes or dingo-dominant hybrids - and that ...

There is no coat colour that distinguishes dingoes from dingo-dog hybrids, a study involving UNSW Sydney has found. The Centre for Ecosystem Science research suggests that animals assumed to be ...

Almost all wild canines in Australia are genetically more than half dingo, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows – suggesting that lethal measures to control ‘wild dog’ populations are primarily ...

Now, a new study brings us closer to understanding where the dingo fits in with other canines. In the recent study, which appears in the journal Science, the authors use genetic evidence to show that ...

Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found.

Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian dingo fits into this framework is still debated, ...