the origins of the enigmatic falkland islands wolf. | the origins of the extinct falkland islands wolf (fiw), dusicyon australis, have remained a mystery since it was first recorded by europeans in the seventeenth century. it is the only terrestrial mammal on the falkland islands (also known as the malvinas islands), which lie ~460 km from argentina, leading to suggestions of either human-mediated transport or overwater dispersal. previous studies used ancient dna from museum specimens to suggest that the fiw diverged from its closest living relati ... | 2013 | 23462995 |