Rare 'singing' dog found flourishing in remote Indonesia region Nathan Howes dimanche, 6 septembre 2020 à 16:25 - The New Guinea singing dog, believed to be extinct, was rediscovered during a 2016 expedition in a remote area in western New Guinea, known as Papua, in Indonesia. The New Guinea Highland dog, otherwise known as the New Guinea singing dog, is considered to be an extremely rare breed. It is renowned for its distinctive barks and howls. It can actually make harmonic sounds that mimic the calls of a humpback whale, according to the San Diego Zoo. The existence of the dogs came to light after a specimen was found at an altitude of about 2,100 metres in Central Province, Papua New Guinea, in 1897, according to a study. In 2016, they were spotted in the wild for the first time in 50 years. They were believed to be extinct because of habitat loss and hybrid breeding with feral village dogs.