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Jun 13
25m 51s

Dogs in Australia: What is a dingo?

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About this episode

This is the story of the domesticated animal that feralised itself.

Where did dingoes come from and when?

Where does a wild dog stop and a dingo begin?

How much can genetics really tell us about Australia's only native dog — and how long do you have to live somewhere to be 'native'?

Featuring:

  • Professor Clive Wynne, animal psychologist, Arizona State University
  • Dr Angela Perri, zooarchaeologist, Chronicle Heritage
  • Kelly Ann Blake, Wadawurrung woman, and Jack the Dingo
  • Professor Greger Larson, evolutionary genomics at the University of Oxford
  • Professor Euan Ritchie, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at Deakin University

Production:

  • Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
  • Nat Tencic, Producer
  • Rebecca McLaren, Producer
  • Jacinta Bowler, Producer
  • Petria Ladgrove, Executive Producer
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