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Subject: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: kittenz posted Fri, Nov 6 2009, 8:09pm  Using DNA from museum specimens, including one that Darwin collected himself, researchers have found that the Falkland Islands Wolf, or Warrah, is more closely related to the Maned Wolf than to any other canid. Ever since the wolves' extinction in the late 1800s, there has been speculation about their relationship to other canids. Some people even seriously proposed that they were the result of semi-domesticated dogs having been brought to the Falklands by people, and then returning to the wild (as Dingos are supposed to have done in Australia). This research shows them to be related to the Maned Wolf and puts that idea to rest once and for all. Subject: Re: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: Ella posted Sat, Nov 7 2009, 12:32pm  How horrible that these beautiful creatures--one of only many--were driven to extinction, with more going every year. Subject: Re: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: kittenz posted Sun, Nov 8 2009, 8:14am  The Falkland Islands wolves were so "tame" that they would walk right up to early explorers and whalers who used the islands. That's one reason why they were initially thought to possibly be dogs gone feral. Looking at the museum specimen in the post, it doeshave a white tail tip, just as the Maned Wolf does. But otherwise the two are much different in appearance. Warrah (Falkland Islands Wolf) Subject: Re: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: kittenz posted Sun, Nov 8 2009, 8:15am  Here is a photo of a Maned Wolf Maned Wolf hunting Subject: Re: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: Gerry Bacon posted Mon, Nov 9 2009, 7:41am  Interesting. Thanks, Kittenz. Subject: Re: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: Z.Z. posted Mon, Nov 9 2009, 10:31am  Gorgeous. Subject: Re: Surprising geneology of Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) From: busterggi posted Mon, Nov 9 2009, 8:06am  Sad that another species is gone evenn if it happened over a century ago. Surprised that the divergence was so far back, that must have been a rough sea crossing.

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