Dingo

- Dingo -

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order : Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genus : Canis

Species : C. lupus

Subspecies : C. liter. dingo

( Canis lupus dingo ) is a subspecies of wolf, as well as the domestic dog originated in Asia and is currently in the wild in Australia and Southeast Asia . The origin of Dingos remains uncertain but is believed to result from an early domestication of the wolf. Dingoes weigh between 10-24 pounds and have by the short and yellowish . Unlike dogs, dingos only breed once a year , do not bark and have more developed canine teeth . Dingoes and do not form packs or live alone or in small family groups .

Dingoes arrived in Australia about 4000 years ago , brought by Austronesian navigators , and not with the first Aborigines . Spread rapidly across the Australian continent and is thought to have significantly affected the ecosystem , contributing to the recession of carnivorous marsupials ( already in decline ) . With the arrival of European settlers and the flocks of sheep , the dingoes began to be persecuted and hunted as a threat , as happened with the Tasmanian tiger , which was extinguished . In the years of the 1880s built up a barrier of about 8500 km in length , with the goal of keeping away from the southeast Australian dingoes , which focused farms ( farms ) , and protect the herds . At the time , it was the largest structure ever built by man .

They feed on small animals , such as Red Kangaroo , Wallaby , European rabbit and sometimes can feed cattle .

 Geographical distribution of the dingos