tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post615756152306238285..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: IN TUNE WITH THE NEW GUINEA SINGING DOGAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-66401096135379211972012-05-02T21:06:05.161+01:002012-05-02T21:06:05.161+01:00Hi Tamara, Yes, I have - indeed, I'll be docum...Hi Tamara, Yes, I have - indeed, I'll be documenting these very interesting canids in a new book that I'm currently researching. All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-24667078497722590572012-05-02T20:49:05.408+01:002012-05-02T20:49:05.408+01:00Have you heard of the American Dingo, also known a...Have you heard of the American Dingo, also known as the Carolina Dog? It was the breed kept by the Native American Indians and looks just like a scrawny New Guinea singing dog.Tamara Hensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547216895449679019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-41779049541867703582012-04-28T21:58:44.595+01:002012-04-28T21:58:44.595+01:00Here's the study: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/por...Here's the study: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/dogs-likely-originated-in-the-155101.aspx<br /><br />Other studies have looked at just mtDNA and y-chromosomes, and aren't nearly as in depth as this one.<br /><br />I have it on my hard drive if you'd like it.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-39960123446574932682012-04-28T21:50:41.974+01:002012-04-28T21:50:41.974+01:00There is a genome-wide study of dog breeds that ca...There is a genome-wide study of dog breeds that came out in 2010 from UCLA-- vonHolt and Robert Wayne-- that found that the basenji is actually the oldest breed and that the Middle East was more important for the diversity of the domestic dog than Asia. It used SNP chips that looked at 48,000 SNP's in the genome to make these comparisons.<br /><br />I generally classify the singer with the dingo. I've not seen any convincing evidence that it is anything but a specialized variation of the dingo, so it's Canis lupus dingo.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.com