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Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds

Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds

Just like everyone and everything else that was already in Australia when the First Fleet arrived in 1788, dingoes had to adapt to their new reality.

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Kylie M. Cairns

Dogs 10,000 years ago roamed with bands of humans and came in all shapes and sizes

Dogs 10,000 years ago roamed with bands of humans and came in all shapes and sizes

Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.

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

New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences

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