Dingo

• Taxonomy

  • Animalia 

  • chordata 

  • mammalia

  • canidae

  • carnivora

  • Canis

  • canis lupus dingo 

• Evolution

  • australian dingo and new guinea singing dog ( canis lupus hallstromi)

  • 4,000-5,000 years 

  • domestic dog 

  • Grey wolf, Asian Wolf population and domestic Dogs 

• Description

  • lean, athletic build with broad head and pointed ears. 

• • exceptional adaptability 

  • 46 - 64 centimeters from nose to tail 

  • 12- 40 kilograms, males tend to be heavier than females 

  • 5-10 years in the wild, 15 if kept in a well cared for captivity. 

  • males are larger than females, social structure, reproductive anatomy and behavior

• • Description of the Habitat

    1. depends where but the range is between 100 millimeters- 500 millimeters per year.

    2. Acacia Specier, Spinifex Grass, Eucalyptus, Mulga, Saltbush. Vegetation varies on climate in surroundings. 

    3. Kangaroos and Wallabies, Emus, Reptiles, Small Mammals, Birds, Insects, and other Carnivores. 

    4. depends where they inhabit, and widely depends on the time of the year, commonly found in hot summers and cooler winters.

    5. Deserts and Sand Dunes, Grasslands and Savannah’s, Woodlands and Scrublands, Costal Areas, Mountainous Terrain. They are highly adaptable animals that are capable of surviving in vast conditions. 

  • Distribution

    1. Australia 

    2. Dingoes can have a negative impact on agriculture activities. 

  • Diet

    1. small mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, invertebrates and livestock. 

    2. Dingoes eat whenever food is available.

    3. Scavenging is how dingoes typically get their food. 

    4. livestock, fruit and vegetation, and carrion. 

• Social Structure

  • social structures of dingoes is variable, they adapt to what is more profitable for them according to their living conditions. 

  • top predators, scavengers, seed disperser, territorial defenders and family and social bonds. 

  • Male and females may exhibit leadership qualities within groups.

  • Alpha pair, subordinate adults, pups, transient individuals. 

  • social bonding, communication, cooperative hunting, territorial defense, parental care, aggression and dominance. 

• Reproduction

  • once a year 

  • monogamous pairs during breeding season 

  • March - May 

  • courtship displays, scent marking, vocalizations, playful behavior, and mounting copulation. 

  • 4-6 pups, could be 10 as well.

• Development

  • neonatal stage, transitional, socialization, weaning, juvenile, subadult, adult. 

  • 6 months - 1 year

neonatal : den, transitional: exploring but still in den, socialization: starting to venture outside, weaning: further from den, Juvenile: accompanying adults hunting, subadult: roaming over larger areas, adult: establishing territory within a pack. 

• • males and females share many similarities while devloping other than their roles and reproductive strategies and they mature. 

• Causes of death

  • humans, hunting and trapping, large carnivores, starvations 

  • sexual competition among dingoes ia an important aspect of their social and reproductive behavior. 

  • disease: distemper, parvovirus and rabies 

  • Other causes

• Competition

  • Inter-species – within the species

  • Intra-species – with other species

  • What do they compete over

  • Affect of invasive species

• IUCN Rating

  • What is the rating? 

  • Population

  • Population Trend

• Impact of Humans

  • What impacts have occurred

  • Potential Future impacts

  • How long have humans been interacting with species

  • Efforts being made to minimize impacts