Dingoes - Animal Park at Conservators Center
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The dingo is a controversial animal, with some research suggesting the proportion of true wild dogs is declining significantly due to hybridization with domesticated dogs.


Vulnerable, IUCN 3.1
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)

 

  • Vulnerable

  • Dingoes were introduced to Australia around 3,450 years ago and were originally native to Indonesia

  • Closely related to the New Guinea Singing Dog

  • Three main coat colors: light ginger (or tan), black and tan, and creamy white

Meet the Animal Park's Dingoes

 
Bear Resident

Bear

Melbourne Resident

Melbourne

 

IUCN Red List

Corbett, L.K. 2008. Canis lupus ssp. dingo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T41585A10484199. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41585A10484199.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2017.

Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives & Evolutionary History

Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford, 2008. Dogs: their fossil relatives and evolutionary history. New York: Columbia University Press.

Wikipedia

Dingo. (2017, May 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:11, May 7, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dingo&oldid=778906535
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