Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact ...

Using ancient DNA, scientists found that most dingoes remain largely pure with only small amounts of dog ancestry.

A new genetic test has revealed that most of the free-roaming canines in Australia, often labeled "wild dogs," carry a ...

A dramatic wildlife encounter unfolded in South Africa’s Kruger National Park when a group of buffalo suddenly charged at a ...

Imagine a boardroom where decisions are made by sneezes, not spreadsheets. That’s how African wild dog packs make decisions, according to Botswana researchers. They discovered that these dogs use ...

Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...

The dingo was completely isolated from other canines on the Australian mainland for more than 5,000 years, until domestic dogs arrived on the scene. Subsequent concerns about livestock loss formed the ...

For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they ...