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

30 May 2023

Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought.

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Hot neighbours, ancient maths and a paleopocalypse: our most-read science stories of 2021

17 Dec 2021

We might’ve been under lockdown this year, but science sure wasn’t.

Ancient dog breed DNA helps unravel clues about evolution of man's best friend

01 Jun 2021

UNSW researchers have mapped the DNA sequencing of the Basenji which sits at the base of the domestic dog family tree.

Dogs (not) gone wild: DNA tests show most 'wild dogs' in Australia are pure dingoes

26 Mar 2021

It’s time to take dingoes out of the doghouse.

All the colours of the dingo: not just a yellow dog

16 Feb 2021

Animals assumed to be dingo-dog hybrids based on their coat colour and culled may have been pure dingoes, a study involving UNSW finds.

Dingo's long-lost cousin found in the New Guinea Highlands

14 Sep 2020

DNA testing has confirmed that a small population of wild dogs in the remote New Guinea Highlands are direct ancestors of the New Guinea singing dogs – a rare cani

Hey, cuz! Dingo relatives alive in remote New Guinea Highlands

02 Sep 2020

Dingoes, meet your long-lost cousins: New Guinea singing dogs and Highland wild dogs.

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It’s not ‘wild dog’ management – we are just killing dingoes

01 Nov 2019

Dingo or just wild dog? A new study busts the misconception that pure dingoes are extinct in NSW – and finds several ‘dingo hotspots’ around the state.

Genetic study uncovers evolutionary history of dingoes

31 Oct 2017

A major study of dingo DNA has revealed the animals most likely migrated to Australia in two separate waves – a find with significant implications for their conservation.