ディンゴ (Canis lupus dingo) は、オーストラリア全土に生息する大型イヌ科動物である。砂色の毛皮、白い腹、尖った耳、丸い鼻先をしている。見た目は痩せていて、平均体高 52～60 cm、体長 1.2～1.5 m、体重 14～19 kg。オスの方がメスよりも少し大きい。日和見的な捕食者だが、清掃動物でもある。したがって、哺乳類、鳥類、爬虫類、腐肉、果物、野菜など変化に富んだ食生活を送っている。
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Canis lupus dingo
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Interbreeding with domestic dogs has resulted in unusual colours of dingoes, such as black or white individuals.
The dingo is thought to have been introduced into Australia by seafarers 4,000 years ago. It is hypothesized that it originated from a dog like the New Guinea singing dog.
The ‘Dingo Fence’ in South-East Australia is 5,614km long and was built to protect sheep from dingoes.
Dingo pups will often be fed and cared for by the other members of the pack as well as their parents.
Dingoes have very flexible wrists that enable them to clutch prey; this also gives them the ability to open doors and gates that dogs or wolves could not get through.
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