Facts about Dingoes
The name dingo comes from the language of the Eora Aboriginal people, who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. They have features in common with both wolves and modern dogs. This dog is native to Australia. The dingo is also known as Warrigal, Maliki, Mirigung, Decker Dog, Boololomo, Repeti, Australian Native Dog or Australin Wild dog. It is generally thought to originate from a population of domesticated dogs, possibly at a single occasion during the Austronesian expansion into Southeast Asia. Over 170 different animal species have been recorded in Australia to be included in the dingo's diet, ranging from insects to water buffalo. Like wolves, but unlike most domestic dogs, dingoes reproduce once annually. They mostly live independently from humans. Dingoes are regarded as more or less unchanged descendants of an early ancestor of modern dogs. Adult dingoes weigh on average 23–32 kgs (50–70 pounds), though specimens weighing 55 kg (120 pounds) have been recorded. Adult dingoes are typically 48–58 cm (19–23 inches) tall at the shoulders. Dingoes hunt by assessing their prey's ability to defend itself. Dingoes in southern Australia tend to be smaller than dingoes occurring in northern and north-western Australia. Compared to similarly sized domestic dogs, dingoes have longer muzzles, larger carnassials, longer canine teeth, and a flatter skull with larger nuchal lines. |
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