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Dingo bones excavated in 1960s are the oldest ever found
Radiocarbon dating on the oldest dingo bones ever found has sparked a re-think of the arrival date for Australia’s iconic canines.
Tag: Dingo behaviour
Wildlife
Photographing the dingoes of the Great Sandy Desert
Photographer Gary Meredith is dedicated to capturing a side of dingoes that people aren’t used to.
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The cultural history of the dingo
Living blanket, water diviner, wild pet: this is how the dingo has been represented across our cultural history.
Wildlife
GALLERY: Dingo – pest, endangered species or both?
Australia’s ‘native’ dog, the dingo, is loved or loathed, depending on what side of the fence you’re on. To Indigenous people they are a revered totem; to graziers they are public enemy number one, while some scientists see them as an environmental saviour. Dingoes often find themselves in no-man’s land. Read more in Amanda Burdon’s feature on the place of the dingo in Australia – and see more of Jason Edward’s stunning shots – in AG#136.
Wildlife
Whales to insects: a dingo’s breakfast on K’gari
Research shows that the diet of K’gari dingoes ranges from bandicoots to iPods. What can be done to maintain a healthy population on the island?
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‘Wild’ dingo characteristics are genetically dominant
Australia’s largest land predator has been found to be resistant to one of its biggest threats – changes in skull shape caused by cross-breeding with domestic dogs.
Wildlife
Gallery: Understanding dingoes
The ability of wild dingoes to react to social cues from humans sets them apart from wolves in the smarts department, a new study shows.
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Dingoes skilled at reading human gestures
The ability of wild dingoes to react to social cues from humans sets them apart from wolves in the smarts department, a new study shows.