Despite dingoes playing a unique ecological role as an apex predator, and being culturally significant for many Indigenous communities, their relationship with farmers since European settlement has been controversial and calls for an introduction to manage their numbers included culling. Interbreeding with domestic dogs also blurred the lines of accurate dingo classification. It was use […]
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After being absent for more than 50 years from Royal National Park, an area inland from the eastern coastline of Australia that lies just south of Sydney, scientists from UNSW have confirmed the reintroduced platypus population has grown to 20 known individuals, twice the number of platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) that were originally translocated to the […]
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Between natural disasters, habitat loss, roadkill, and dog attacks, many koala populations across their eastern and south-east coastal ranges have been heavily reduced, to the point where the species is listed as endangered in parts of NSW, Queensland, and the ACT. According to a study published recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution it is not […]
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Various studies have shown that around 90 per cent of humans are right-handed, while more males than females are left-handed. An international study published recently in the journal Royal Society Open Science adapted a test used for measuring hand dominance in humans to find out if dogs were similarly right- or left-pawed. In order to […]
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Adelaide University research suggests daily probiotic and postbiotic supplementation could play a meaningful role in improving both gut and skin health in dogs, potentially reducing reliance on antibiotics for common dermatological conditions. Published in Veterinary Dermatology and Veterinary Research Communications, the study is among the most detailed canine microbiome investigations to date. Using advanced DNA sequencing, researchers tracked […]
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