Dingoes Elevated to 'Almost-Human' Status in Pre-Colonial

Dogs have often been referred to as "man's best friend," but in the case of the wild dingo in Australia, it has endured a somewhat less favorable reputation.

The only recorded representation of a dingo from the central plateau

Pelage variation in dingoes across southeastern Australia: implications for conservation and management - Cairns - 2021 - Journal of Zoology - Wiley Online Library

The Dingo: Ideological Interpretation of the Australian Native Dog

Domestication Through Dingo Eyes: An Australian Perspective on Human-Canid Interactions Leading to the Earliest Dogs

Dingoes were regarded as almost human in pre-colonial Australia - Arkeonews

Domestication Through Dingo Eyes: An Australian Perspective on Human-Canid Interactions Leading to the Earliest Dogs

Are dingoes older than kangaroos in Australia? - Quora

Carpet python constricting an invasive Dingo : r/HardcoreNature

The Australian dingo is an early offshoot of modern breed dogs

Frontiers The human-initiated model of wolf domestication – An expansion based on human-dingo relations in Aboriginal Australia