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The Down Under View: Dingoes on Dogs, Wolves, and Domestication
Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian dingo fits into this framework is still debated, according to a retired Penn State anthropologist. Indigenous Australians understood that there was something different about the dingoes and the colonial dogs, said Pat Shipman, retired adjunct professor of anthropology, Penn State. They really are, I think, different animals. They react differently to humans. A lot of genetic and behavioral work has been done with wolves, dogs and dingoes. Dingoes come out somewhere in between.
A) Person holding the front paws of a dingo spread wide to show flexibilty. B) Shows a dingo climbing rocks, exhibiting flexibility.Image: Lyn Watson .