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 ...

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 ...

Aborigines had dingoes as companions for thousands of years, but modern Australians are debating whether these unique wild dogs should be kept as household pets. AFTER ALL, the dingoes’ role with the ...

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 ...

A visual comparison of the different skull shapes for a dingo, hybrid and wild caught dog. Can you tell the difference? The pink skull is the dingo, the purple skull is the hybrid and the green skull ...

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This dingo was photographed in Kosciuszko National Park. It is striking because it is blind in one eye. Source: Michelle and Ian Brown Photographers An Australian council has removed a stunning image ...