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The Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), also known as the warrah (⫽ ˈ w ɑː r ə ⫽ WAH-rə or ⫽ ˈ w ɑː r ɑː ⫽ WAH-rah) and occasionally as the Falkland Islands dog, Falkland Islands fox, warrah fox, or Antarctic wolf, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands.
5 de mar. de 2013 · When Western sailors started landing on the Falkland Islands, off the curling tip of South America, they were greeted by a bizarrely tame dog-like creature. It roamed wild across the islands,...
6 de mar. de 2013 · How did a fox reach the Falkland Islands from South America and become the only land mammal there for thousands of years? Learn about the genetic, fossil and oceanographic evidence that reveals the mystery of the Falkland Islands wolf.
5 de mar. de 2013 · The origins of the extinct Falkland Islands wolf (FIW), Dusicyon australis, have remained a mystery since it was first recorded by Europeans in the seventeenth century.
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27 de out. de 2021 · A study suggests that Indigenous seafarers from Tierra del Fuego may have brought the extinct Falklands wolf to the islands thousands of years ago. The paper combines archaeology and ecology to reveal charcoal, bones, and tools from ancient sites.
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10 de jan. de 2017 · The extinct Falklands wolf, or warrah, was more closely related to jackals than to wolves, according to a recent analysis of its skull shape and feeding habits. The study reveals how this mysterious canid evolved in isolation from an extinct fox and how it became extinct due to human activities.
27 de out. de 2021 · The extinct Falkland Islands wolf may have arrived on the archipelago with Indigenous people, who hunted sea lions and penguins, according to a new study. The study also dates the wolf's fossils to 3,860 years ago, challenging the land bridge theory.
