The New Guinea Singing Dog (also known as the New Guinea Dingo, Hallstrom Dog, Bush Dingo,, New Guinea Wild Dog, and Singer) is a wild dog once found throughout New Guinea. New Guinea Singing Dogs are named for their unique vocalization.
Little is known about New Guinea Singing Dogs in their native habitat. There are no confirmed photographs of wild Singing Dogs. Current genetic research indicates that the ancestors of New Guinea Dingoes were probably taken overland through present day China to New Guinea by travelers during pre-Neolithic times.
Captive-bred New Guinea Dingoes serve as companion dogs. Part of conservation efforts focus attention on their exceptional intelligence and physical abilities.
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