The Dingo
The wild dog of Australia, also called Warrigal; which partakes largely of the character and aspect of the wolf. It is of a reddish colour with a bushy tail. Formerly regarded as a native but since reclassified as an introduced species. It is believed that they were brought onto the continent from the north by the migrating Aborigines.
'Blue' an Australian Alpine Dingo
Meet 'Blue' An Australian Alpine Dingo
It's not often people get to see Dingo puppies - These dogs are the closest thing to 'pure-bred' as you can get - and they are also very misunderstood. Steve Austin shares some basics from a new TV documentary that is being made (2007/8)
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Description
About the size of a collie, with smoother tawny hair and a white tip on the tail, and usually on the paws also. Formerly classified as a distinct species Canis dingo, it is now recognized as merely a variety of domestic dog under the name Canis familiaris.
Dingoes are a menace in sheep country, where they worry the flocks at night and frequently kill sheep. Crosses between dingo and domestic breeds have produiced some very valuable new types of working dogs. but interbreeding with domestic dogs gone wild has produced some notorious "rogues" in various parts of the country.
The dingo cannot bark; its cry is a yelp.
Reference Source: The New International Illustrated Encyclopaedia Volume 2 1954, Page 394
Dingoes are a menace in sheep country, where they worry the flocks at night and frequently kill sheep. Crosses between dingo and domestic breeds have produiced some very valuable new types of working dogs. but interbreeding with domestic dogs gone wild has produced some notorious "rogues" in various parts of the country.
The dingo cannot bark; its cry is a yelp.
Reference Source: The New International Illustrated Encyclopaedia Volume 2 1954, Page 394
A dingo having a nap at Featherdale Wildlife Park
Details
- Size: Up to 70cm
- Diet: An opportunitic feeder, dingoes will eat a variety of mammals, birds and reptiles.
- Habitat: Any habitat is utilised but prefers woodlands and grasslands adjacent to forests.
- Breeding: A litter of tree to four young are born between August and November.
- General Information: The dingo differs from the domestic dog in that it does not bark and only breeds once a year.
Learn more about the Dingo
The Dingo: In Australia and Asia (Cornell Paperbacks)
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