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Also known as Canis lupus dingo, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo

thumb|Dingo on the beach at Fraser Island|K'gari, Queensland

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A dingo is a wild dog found in Australia, as shown in this image from a beach at Fraser Island in Queensland. Dingoes are important to Australian ecosystems and Indigenous culture, though they remain a subject of ongoing discussion regarding their impact on livestock and native wildlife.

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Species

Localized? (South Sinai).

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Wikidata facts

Parent taxon
Domestic dog
Image
Nullarbor Dingo.jpg
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taxon rank
subspecies
Commons category
Dingoes
taxon common name
الدِّنْغُو
gestation period
63
bite force quotient
125
start time
3450000-00
different from
Dingo
Commons gallery
Dingo
main food source
quoll
taxon name
Canis familiaris dingo
has characteristic
basal clade
homonymous taxon
Canis lupus dingo
taxon synonym of
Canis lupus dingo
taxon known by this common name
Canis lupus dingo
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Encyclopedic overview

46 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • Domestic status
  • History
  • Phylogeny
  • Description
  • Coat colour
  • Tail
  • Gait
  • Lifespan
  • Adaptation
  • Hybrids, distribution and habitat
  • Prey and diet
  • Hunting behaviour
  • Competitors
  • Communication
  • Barking
  • Howling
  • Other forms
  • Behaviour
  • Social behaviour
  • Reproduction
  • Migration
  • Attacks on humans
  • Impact
  • Ecological
  • Extinction of thylacines
  • Interactions with humans
  • Interactions with other animals
  • Cultural
  • Economic
  • Legal status
  • Control measures
  • Guardian animals
  • Dingo Fence
  • Reward system
  • Poisoning
  • Neutering
  • Efficiency of measures
  • Conservation of purebreds
  • Hybridisation
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading

thumb|Dingo on the beach at Fraser Island|K'gari, Queensland

The dingo (either included in the species Canis familiaris, or considered one of the following independent taxa: Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo) is a lineage of dog found in Australia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dingo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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