12 Facts About Dingo

1.

Dingo is an ancient lineage of dog found in Australia.

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2.

Dingo is a medium-sized canine that possesses a lean, hardy body adapted for speed, agility, and stamina.

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3.

Dingo's habitat covers most of Australia, but they are absent in the southeast and Tasmania, and an area in the southwest .

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4.

Dingo plays a prominent role in the Dreamtime stories of indigenous Australians; however, it rarely appears depicted in their cave paintings when compared with the extinct thylacine, known as the Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger.

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5.

Dingo is regarded as a feral dog because it descended from domesticated ancestors.

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6.

Dingo is a medium-sized canid with a lean, hardy body that is adapted for speed, agility, and stamina.

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7.

Dingo's tail is flatish, tapering after mid-length and does not curve over the back, but is carried low.

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8.

Dingo could be considered an ecotype or an ecospecies that has adapted to Australia's unique environment.

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9.

Dingo believed that these dogs could become very decent pets.

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10.

Dingo plays a prominent role in the Dreamtime stories of indigenous Australians, but it is rarely depicted in their cave paintings when compared with the extinct thylacine.

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11.

Dingo is recognised as a native animal under the laws of all Australian jurisdictions.

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12.

Dingo scalping commenced in 1912 with the passage of the Wild Dogs Act by the government of South Australia.

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