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World's rarest and most ancient dog has been re-discovered in the wild

Jacqui Frank
2017-03-29T20:45:33Z
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Researchers from the New Guinea Highland Wild Dog Foundation, Inc. located at least 15 New Guinea highland wild dogs. This is the first confirmed sighting in over half a century. New Guinea highland wild dogs are the most ancient and primitive canids in the world.

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