Not all dingoes: study finds iconic native species comes in variety of colours
A new study has found that there is no coat colour that helps distinguish a dingo from a wild dog, or dingo-dog hybrids. The study published in the Journal of Zoology, found that only 53 per cent of dingoes have a ginger coat colour. With around 11 per cent being black and tan and 14 percent brindle. It was previously believed that purebred dingoes were ginger in colour and that any other colour variation indicated that the dingoes were a domestic dog hybrid. Dr Kylie Cairns, co-author of the study said dingoes are much more variable than we think and that seeing an animal with an odd coat ...