Posted on 09/03/2020 8:23:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The New Guinea singing dog looks like a cross between a dingo and a wolf. Its head is on the smaller side with small brown eyes, a flat skull and erect ears that are set far apart. Its neck is strong and thick that goes down to its muscular body with a bushy fox-like tail. Their double-coated fur is normally light or dark brown with patches of white throughout its body and often at the tip of its tail. They can also have black or grey face masks. They’re quite small as they grow between 31-46 centimetres (1-1.5 feet) in height and weigh between 9-14 kilograms (20-31 pounds).
Back in 2016, a group from the University of Papua went to a mountain summit in Papua, Indonesia, called Puncak Jaya and they noticed 15 wild dogs that looked very much like the New Guinea singing dogs. They set up several cameras and were able to catch pictures of adults, pregnant females, and pups.
The group then went back to the location in 2018 and were able to get blood samples from three of the dogs. They compared the DNA samples with those in captivity in order to find out for sure if the Highland Wild Dogs were the predecessors of the singing dogs and their studies seem to confirm that. The New Guinea singing dogs held the title of being the most ancient and rarest dog-like animal in the world, but now the Highland Wild Dogs currently have that title.
“The New Guinea singing dog that we know of today is a breed that was basically created by people,” adding, “Eight were brought to the United States from the Highlands of New Guinea and bred with each other to create this group.”
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Handsome animal.
They could have come and listened to my next door neighbor's dogs! :^D Some might say that these dogs are not in the 'wild'... my neighborhood may be trying to meet that standard lately.
I hate to be the zoology police here, but what you saw was actually a wolf, not a dog (wolves and dogs are closely related). They are known for singing a high pitched “Ah-hooo”.
There used to be a pack living in London, but since the passing of the person who first reported on them, their location is currently unknown. They have suffered from habitat destruction caused by humans, and their two favorite spots to congregate are no longer there.
Correction: one of the two places they used to frequent is not there. Surprisingly, the second spot still survives to this day.
Wolves sip pina coladas? Kewl.
Gus Pong was the singing dog, and his hair was perfect until he got into the elk. B-D
I used to have a St Dane and then two St Bernards that preformed Gregorian chants.
You better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out Jim!
Oh God no, not that one I have to hear doing “Jingle Bells” every Christmas.
Love that joke!
Did they chant Uptown Funk?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O916t-zTkpk
That’s one talented burglar to whistle all that. Should learn a musical instrument and an honest profession.
LOL!
Well done.
I wonder if these Singing mutts can be trained to find diamonds. Uh-oh, I feel another YT link comin’ on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTIsnYPG4lU
“I was sipping pina coladas at Trader Vic’s and I saw a singing dog, his fur was perfect“
Do you mean, that hairy-handed gent, who ran amok in Kent and lately he’s been overheard in Mayfair?
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