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Dog fence affects growth rate of young red kangaroos exposed to dingoes, research finds

The growth rate of red kangaroos differs on either side of the Australian dog fence. (Supplied: Flinders University)

A study has found that young red kangaroos protected by Australia's dog fence take longer to mature compared to their counterparts on the other side, who grow up quicker to avoid falling prey to dingoes.

It was an unexpected discovery by Flinders University, as back when they began in 2018 researchers were initially interested in whether the head shapes and teeth of kangaroos differed on either side of the fence due to differing diets. 

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