About this episode
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
This episode of What the Duck?! was originally broadcast in 2025 and was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Taungurung people.
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