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The New Guinea singing dog or New Guinea Highland dog [1] (Canis lupus hallstromi) is an ancient [a] lineage of dog [3] [4] [5] found in the New Guinea Highlands, on the island of New Guinea. Once considered to be a separate species in its own right, under the name Canis hallstromi , it is closely related to the Australian dingo .
The New Guinea singing dog was thought to be extinct in the wild, with only a few left continuing their unmistakable wails in captivity.. However, research from Proceedings of the National Academy ...
The breed does not bark in the traditional manner of most dogs, rather vocalising in an unusual, yodel-like "talking" sound, due to its unusually-shaped larynx. [2] This trait earns the Basenji its nickname of "barkless" [ 3 ] dog, a similar feature seen and heard in the New Guinea singing dog .
The New Guinea singing dog then became a distinct, but closely related, lineage. [22] [89] [21] The Fraser Island dingoes are unique because they cluster with the southeastern dingoes, but exhibit many alleles (gene expressions) similar to the New Guinea singing dog, in addition to showing signs of admixture with the northwestern dingoes. [22]
The New Guinea singing dogs live in the remote mountains, above human habitation level, and whilst cassowaries still remain the island's largest opportunistic terrestrial predator by technicality, [2] the singing dogs are New Guinea's largest obligate full-time land predator ecosystem-wise. [18] Many murid species have been introduced to New ...
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