Extinct or Alive? The Mysterious New Guinea Singing Dog’s Eerie Howl
Known for their distinctive vocalizations – an eerie, tonal sound that has been described as“a wolf howl with overtones of whale song”– the ultra-rare New Guinea singing dog has been presumed extinct in the wild for the past half century. However, recent research indicates that these canids are genetically linked to New Guinea’s highland wild dogs, a discovery that could positively impact conservation efforts both locally and globally.