Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and made their way to Australia more than 3,500 years ago.
Since then, they’ve become integrated into Australian ecosystems. They hold deep cultural meaning for many Indigenous Australians — woven into songlines, ceremonies, and family life, and often regarded as kin.
In research published in PNAS, our team sought to unravel how European colonization has shaped dingoes over the last two centuries. Like everyone and everything else in Australia, when the First Fleet arrived in 1788, they had to adapt to a new reality — and that adaptation is written in their bones.
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