A dingo (IMAGE)

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A dingo

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Australian dingoes are not wolves, but are also not dogs, and through evolution are somewhere between. Though also canids, dingoes are well-adapted to the Australian landscape and survive much better than feral dogs in the outback.

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Greg Retallack

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