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Why didn't wild dogs continue to evolve into wolf-type predators instead of dog-type predators?

A wolf is a dog. They belong to the tribe Canidae (referred to as "real dogs"), or more specifically to the subtribe Canidae - wolf-like canids - which also includes domestic dogs.

You mean why dingoes are more like domestic dogs than wolves? This is controversial; they all have the same characteristics. This is reflected in the confusion about how to classify them: there is no consensus as to whether their scientific names are Canis familiaris, Canis dingo, Canis familiaris dingo, or Canis lupus dingo.

Like other canines, dingo groups are mainly composed of a mated couple, their offspring from the current year, and occasionally the offspring from the previous year.

They respond in intelligence tests more like wolves than domestic dogs: Like wolves, dingoes are smarter than pet dogs They don’t have the thick fur of North American wolves, but they live in hotter climates , so they won't be selected.

This is an Indian wolf...a little more spray paint and it looks good. But dingoes may be more like other wild canids, such as cave dogs, hyenas or jackals:

If you have the names of all these canines on a card at home, call them out DINGO! Win prizes. (The prize is no longer my joke.)

The origin of wild dogs is still debated, but it is clear that they are descended from some kind of semi-domesticated Asian wild dog, and now they are in some kind of intermediate state. between domesticated dogs and wild dog predators.

They have been living with or around humans for thousands of years, so they are not as "wild" as wolves that live in remote or desolate areas.

Extensive interbreeding with domestic dogs has also reduced the number of "pure" dingoes. 'Wild' mutinies target livestock that have been overrun in Australia's recent history, so these days gentle dingoes, perhaps fed by humans, might be more successful in passing on their genes than by avoiding human interactions aggressively unless killing farmers animal.

I haven’t mentioned that evolution requires random mutations. Wild dogs cannot become more wolf-like just because they are more successful; enough dingoes must mutate to become more wolf-like. This mutation must then multiply through natural selection.

If dingoes have survived for thousands of years in their current iteration (except for those that hybridize, which are essentially unchanged), then there won't be any pressure on them to change.

Becoming more like a wolf is not always an effective strategy because not all dogs are positioned in the same way as wolves. By the same token, you might ask why not all canids evolved to be more like wolves.

I don’t want this guy to become more like a wolf; he is perfect and we should cherish him. Dingoes have developed certain adaptations that neither wolves nor domestic dogs have, such as extremely flexible shoulder joints that aid in rock climbing abilities.

Cowards either become extinct due to human persecution, hybridize to extinction, become more tame if Tamar's mutiny gives remnants and/or become more "wild" if they get a subject For conservation status, stop interacting with humans and stop breeding with domestic dogs, but this seems least likely.

Even if they become less and less like domestic dogs, that doesn't necessarily mean they will evolve into "wolf-like predators," but I'm not entirely sure what that means either.