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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 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]
By the close of the last ice age 11,700 years ago, five ancestral dog lineages had diversified from each other, with one of these being represented today by the New Guinea singing dog. [44] In 2020, the first whole genome sequencing of the dingo and the New Guinea singing dog was
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 ...
Dingo and New Guinea singing dog: Meyer, 1793 Generally 52–60 cm tall at the shoulders and measures 117 to 124 cm from nose to tail tip. The average weight is 13 to 20 kg. [27] Fur color is mostly sandy- to reddish-brown, but can include tan patterns and can also be occasionally light brown, black or white. [28] Australia and New Guinea
New Guinea singing dog; S. Sakhalin Husky; Samoyed dog; Siberian Husky This page was last edited on 3 October 2024, at 06:18 (UTC). Text is available under ...
A New Guinea Singing Dog. The first British colonists to arrive in Australia established a settlement at Port Jackson in 1788 and recorded dingoes living there with indigenous Australians. [23] Although the dingo exists in the wild, [24] it associates with humans but has not been selectively bred as have other domesticated animals.