Mysterious ‘Ghost Dog’ Spotted Deep in the Amazon in Extremely Rare Sighting

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Two decades of evidence suggest the short-eared dog may be rarer to see than to find.

The “Ghost Dog” Is a Real Wild Canid

The Images Came From Bolivia and Peru

The Study Took More Than Two Decades

Researchers Collected 594 Independent Events

Its Appearance Explains the Nickname

It Is Rarely Seen, Not Necessarily Vanishing

The Density Estimate Changed the Picture

It Is Mostly Active in the Morning

Intact Upland Forest Is Its Stronghold

Protection Still Matters

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Deep inside the Amazon forests of Bolivia and Peru, camera traps have captured an animal so difficult to observe that researchers call it the “ghost dog.” The creature is neither a domestic dog nor a newly discovered species, but an exceptionally elusive wild canid known scientifically as Atelocynus microtis.

The recent photographs form part of the largest investigation yet conducted into the short-eared dog. Rather than documenting one accidental encounter, researchers assembled evidence spanning more than two decades—and discovered that this mysterious predator may be less scarce than previously feared.

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