How did dingoes arrive in Australia?

Dogs and people have been traveling the world together for possibly 30,000 years, with one exception: Australia. Archaeological evidence, from bones to rock art paintings, suggests that Australia's native dog, the dingo, didn't arrive down under until at least 4000 years ago. So who brought them? read more

By Leigh Dayton Apr. 4, 2016 , 12:15 PM Dogs and people have been traveling the world together for possibly 30,000 years, with one exception: Australia. read more

The general consensus is the Dingo (ie, dogs) came to Australia with the early Aboriginal settlers some 45,000 to 60,000 years ago. The people plus animals arrived in the North from Asia. read more

The dingo (Canis familiaris or Canis familiaris dingo or Canis lupus dingo or Canis dingo) is a type of feral dog native to Australia. Its taxonomic status is debated. The first British colonists to arrive established a settlement at Port Jackson in 1788 and recorded dingoes living there with indigenous Australians. read more