Talk:Falkland Islands Wolf
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[edit] Most Closely Related Species
The article states that the most closely related animal to the Falkland Island Fox is the Patagonian Fox. This appears to be from an old article. Has there been any more recent research to back up this claim? --Dumbo1 19:53, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Most Closely Related Species
I found a conflicting source (at http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/d/derr-dog.html); it's hearsay, but theoretically verifiable. Metanoid 00:08, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Defence against humans
The article states that the animal "would defend itself from humans occasionally if it needed to". The quote given in support describes a fight between a Falklands wolf and "Pilot" – but Pilot was quite clearly a domestic dog, not a human. It does not describe the wurrah attacking Admiral Grey himself (and it does seem a bit unsporting to "settle the business with a rifle ball" – in my mind's eye I see Pilot as one of those irritating fox terriers who don't know when they're outclassed...). Is there any other evidence for attacks on humans?--Richard New Forest 14:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Evolution of species: remarks on extraordinary tameness
In this article, one of the reasons given for the tameness is the location and lack of predators. In Gavin Menzies book, 1421 The Year China Discovered the World, he proposes the possibility that the warrah was once domesticated but was possibly a cross between a South American fox and a ferral dog. The dog being being left on the island by the Chinese fleet under the command of Admiral Hong Bao, on his task to chart the world in his voyage 1421-24.
Do you think that this should be made part of the article? Pavillion32 (talk) 03:26, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
