• NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They actually are a dingo cross breed. The Blue Heeler and The Red Australian Cattle Dog are both mixed with dingo. English breeds were not able to handle Australia and were bred with captured dingos for toughness.

    There seems to be some confusion with how a hybrid could breed in this chain.

    Cell Division is what causes problems for Hybrid animals reproducing.

    If the cell begins dividing and the chromosomes within can not find like pairs the cell stops dividing and will not become an animal.

    Dogs and Dingos are close enough that even though not all chromosomes are paired correctly, they can still create a viable animal.

    Dingos are wild dogs, they’re descendants of Dogs brought to Australia about 4,000 years ago.