# Dogs in Australia: What is a dingo?

An episode of [What The Duck?!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1606314974), 13 Jun 2025, 26 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/af/Z/dv.mp3

This is the story of the domesticated animal that feralised itself. Where did dingoes come from and when? Where does a wild dog stop and a dingo begin? How much can genetics really tell us about Australia's only native dog — and how long do you have to live somewhere to be 'native'? Featuring: • Professor Clive Wynne, animal psychologist, Arizona State University • Dr Angela Perri, zooarchaeologist, Chronicle Heritage • Kelly Ann Blake, Wadawurrung woman, and Jack the Dingo • Professor Greger Larson, evolutionary genomics at the University of Oxford • Professor Euan Ritchie, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at Deakin University Production: • Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer • Nat Tencic, Producer • Rebecca McLaren, Producer • Jacinta Bowler, Producer • Petria Ladgrove, Executive Producer

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