dingo
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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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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Nullarbor Dingo.jpg
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- P105
- subspecies
- P1889
- Dingo
- P1034
- Tree-kangaroo
- P1552
- basal clade
- P13177
- Canis lupus dingo
- P12763
- Canis lupus dingo
- P13176
- Canis lupus dingo
Article
46 sectionsContents
- 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.