If you’ve ever been curious about what dingoes truly are and where they come from, you’ve landed on the right page. These wild dogs have been around Australia for thousands of years, but their story ...

CANBERRA, Australia -- Aborigines had dingoes as companions for thousands of years, but modern Australians are debating whether these remarkable wild dogs should be kept as household pets. The dingoes ...

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 ...

Burial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as pets. By Franz Lidz This article is part of our Pets special section on ...

Authorities were trying to determine on Tuesday whether a Canadian woman found dead on an Australian beach had been killed by dingoes.The 19-year-old woman was found on a beach at K’gari, formerly ...

"Stressed-out" parents are wondering whether to let their children continue to get around unaccompanied, but wildlife advocates say the animals are not as threatening as their reputation suggests.

An exhaustive genetic analysis of wild canines in Australia is challenging the commonly held view that “pure” dingoes are basically extinct. Accordingly, scientists say it’s time to stop referring to ...

Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian dingo fits into this framework is still debated, ...

Rangers are patrolling with a licence to kill as the problem animals remain at large.

A new inquest is being launched into the death of a baby who disappeared in 1980 from an Australian camping site. Her parents insist she was killed by a dingo, but polls show some Australians are ...

The average size of a dingo is increasing, but only in areas where poison-baits are used. Dingoes have gotten around 6-9 per cent bigger over the past 80 years, new research from UNSW and the ...