Dingo is an ancient lineage of dog found in Australia.
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Dingo is a medium-sized canine that possesses a lean, hardy body adapted for speed, agility, and stamina.
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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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Dingo is regarded as a feral dog because it descended from domesticated ancestors.
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Dingo is a medium-sized canid with a lean, hardy body that is adapted for speed, agility, and stamina.
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Dingo's tail is flatish, tapering after mid-length and does not curve over the back, but is carried low.
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Dingo could be considered an ecotype or an ecospecies that has adapted to Australia's unique environment.
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Dingo believed that these dogs could become very decent pets.
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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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Dingo is recognised as a native animal under the laws of all Australian jurisdictions.
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Dingo scalping commenced in 1912 with the passage of the Wild Dogs Act by the government of South Australia.
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