Scientists make ‘surprising’ discovery about Amazonian ‘ghost dogs’
An extremely rare species of Amazonian wild canine nicknamed the “ghost dog” may have a higher population than initially thought, according to new data.
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World News Scientists make ‘surprising’ discovery about Amazonian ‘ghost dogs’ By Daniel Cody Published June 17, 2026, 10:09 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google An extremely rare species of Amazonian wild canine nicknamed the “ghost dog” may have a higher population than initially thought, new data suggests. Short-eared dog — the formal name for the species — were mapped using camera-trap sightings across lowland regions in Bolivia and Peru over the course of 25 years, according to a study published in May in “Neotropical Biology and Conservation. “The most surprising aspect of the results was that despite being an almost mythical beast, short-eared dogs are much more abundant than we had imagined,” the researchers said.
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