What were dingoes like before the European invasion? Centuries-old DNA reveals a surprising history

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news: 8 news outlets
twitter: 21 X users
facebook: 2 Facebook pages

reddit: 1 Redditor
bluesky: 4 Bluesky users

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Title	What were dingoes like before the European invasion? Centuries-old DNA reveals a surprising history
Published by	The Conversation
DOI	10.64628/aa.x75ugtdxa
Authors	Souilmi, Yassine, Wasef, Sally, Conroy, Gabriel, Balme, Jane
Abstract	Dingo DNA study reveals an ancient population split and surprisingly recent links to New Guinea singing dogs.

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Geographical breakdown

Geographical breakdown
Country	Count	As %
Australia	12	57%
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	1	5%
United Kingdom	1	5%
India	1	5%
Unknown	6	29%

Demographic breakdown

Type
Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	18	86%
Scientists	2	10%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	1	5%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 81. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 May 2026.

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