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Dingo

Dingo. By Travis Bossio. Classification. Kingdom----------- Animilia Phylum--------------- Chordata Class--------------------- Mammilia Order---------------------- Carnivora Family----------------------- Canidea Genus-------------------------- Canis

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Dingo

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  1. Dingo By Travis Bossio

  2. Classification Kingdom-----------Animilia Phylum---------------Chordata Class---------------------Mammilia Order----------------------Carnivora Family-----------------------Canidea Genus--------------------------Canis Species---------------------------Canis lupus Scientific name: Canis lupus dingo Closest relative: The grey wolf and all other wolves

  3. Characteristics The color of the dingo is pale cream, black, tan, and ginger [ranging from sandy yellow to red ginger]. All color types show lighter shades on the throat, on the inside leg, on the under belly and under the tail. Female & Male Length: 15-25 inches Male Weight: 42 to 48 pounds Female Weight: 30 to 39 pounds

  4. Distribution Most dingoes in Australia are 80% hybrid and very few pure breed dingoes.

  5. Habitat The usual den of the dingo is a cave. Live in deserts, grasslands, woodland savannah, wetland, alpine moorland, and forest with packs around 10 dingoes.

  6. Conservation Scientist say its impossible to tell how many dingoes are in Australia accurately. The dingo is a endangered species and is increasing slowly.

  7. Reproduction Breed during March to April. Breed at the age of 2 to 3 years old. Usually has up to 10 puppies. Only the dominant females breed. If other non dominant females breed successfully the dominant females will almost invariably kill the pups.

  8. Parental Care Both parents take care of the puppies in the pack. The father teaches the puppies to hunt while the mother takes care of them. Dingoes leave the den at 3 weeks old. Leaves the pack at the age of 3 months.

  9. Longevity and Mortality Dingoes in the wild live 10 to 14 years in the wild. Dingoes can live 13 to 15 years in captivity and 24 years on rare occasions. There is no difference in age for male and female.

  10. Seasonal Patterns The dingoes behavior does not change during different seasons. The dingo does not hibernate, migrate, or undergo torpor.

  11. Diet Dingoes hunt rabbits, bandicoots, lizards, small birds, geese, sheep, wallabies, and kangaroos. Dingoes will eat fruits, grass, and insects if starving. Can hunt in packs up to 10 other dingoes.

  12. Predators The crocodiles and alligators don’t hurt the species. • Predators: • Crocodiles • Alligators • Humans

  13. Human Relationship Humans pose a big threat to dingoes because of the loss of habitat to the dingo. Dingoes can be very good pets for humans. Dingoes can be pest when killing livestock and the owners have permission to kill them.

  14. Fun Facts • When dingoes killed farmers sheep they built a fence 3,400 miles long. (Longer than the Great Wall of China) • A Dingo stole a woman’s baby at a camp site and ate it. • When a dingo loses its mate it might mourn itself to death

  15. Works Cited Alderton, David. Foxes, Wolves, and Wild Dogs of the World. New York: Blandford, 1994. Print. Australian Dingo Conservation Association Inc. Robert Sterry, 2011. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://www.dingoconservation.org.au/>. DesertUSA. Digital West Media, 1996. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://www.desertusa.com/animals/dingo.html>. Hunter, Luke. Carnivores of the World. Illus. Priscilla Barrett. London: New Holland, 2011. Print. USA Today. USA Today, 2005. Web. 24 Mar. 2013. <http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-10-07-dongos-extinct_x.htm>.

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