Falkland Islands wolf - Wikipedia
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. [3]
Wildlife of the Falkland Islands - Wikipedia
The archipelago had only one terrestrial mammal upon the arrival of Europeans, the Falkland Islands wolf (also known as warrah), found on both major islands. [9] It was traditionally thought that Patagonian Indians once brought the warrah to the islands as a hunting dog.
The Falklands Wolf: A Darwin Mystery Solved | Smithsonian
Nov 4, 2009 · Since Darwin's time, scientists have puzzled over his wolf-like canid, now known as the Falklands wolf. The species was the only native terrestrial mammal found on the island; there were no...
New clues may explain the mysterious origins of the Falklands wolf
Oct 27, 2021 · We barely knew the warrah, also known as the Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis). In 1876 it went extinct due to hunting—the first canid to fade away from overhunting in modern history.
Falkland Warrah (Dusicyon australis) - iNaturalist
The Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), also known as the warrah (/ˈwɑːrə/ WAH-rə or /ˈwɑːrɑː/ WAH-rah) and occasionally as the Falkland Islands dog, Falkland Islands fox, or Antarctic wolf, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands.
The Origin of the Friendly Wolf that Confused Darwin - National …
Mar 5, 2013 · Although some called it a fox, it became more commonly known as the Falkland Islands wolf. Its scientific name: Dusicyon australis, the foolish dog of the south. The name was apt. The...
History mystery solved: the origins of the Falkland Islands wolf
Mar 6, 2013 · The Falkland Islands wolf, or warrah, may have been the world’s loneliest land mammal. It was marooned for thousands of years on the wind-swept Falkland Islands with only seabirds, penguins...
Falklands ‘wolf’ that baffled Darwin was actually more like a …
Jan 10, 2017 · The Falkland Islands wolf, known also as the warrah or Dusicyon australis, was hunted to extinction in the latter half of the 19th century. As such it was little studied. Darwin’s visit,...
The origins of the enigmatic Falkland Islands wolf - Nature
Mar 5, 2013 · The origins of the enigmatic extinct Falkland Islands wolf have remained a mystery since first records in the seventeenth century. Ancient DNA data and evidence from submarine terraces reveal...
The origin of the Falkland Island wolf: A Darwin mystery solved
Mar 6, 2013 · The Falkland Islands wolf, the only land animal believed to have occupied the Falkland Islands before it was hunted into extinction in the 19 th century, trekked to its final home over ice...
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