Dingo by stuart83

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 08, 2007

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Thanks for looking comments/ critique welcome Stuart This one was shot through a wire cage The dingo is Australia's wild dog. As the largest native carnivorous mammal in the country, it is a magnificent animal in its natural habitat and plays a vital role in maintaining the balance within ecosystems. The dingo's origin is uncertain, though scientists now believe that it is related to Asian and Middle Eastern wolves that probably arrived in Australia between 3,500 and 4,000 years ago, transported by Asian seafarers. The scientific name of the dingo was recently changed from canis familiaris (domestic dog) dingo to canis lupus (wolf) dingo, to show its relationship to the white-footed wolf of South-East Asia. Whereas barking is typical of domestic dogs, dingos generally communicate over long distances with howls - like other wild dogs and wolves. Where do dingos live? Prior to European colonisation of Australia, dingos inhabited most parts of mainland Australia. However, in NSW most of the remaining dingo populations are found to the east of the state, in forests between the Great Dividing Range and the coast. This limited spread is probably due to a combination of land clearing (which reduced the range of the species dingos prey upon) and dingo control efforts by the pastoral industry. What do they eat? Dingos are more active at night, sunrise and sunset than in the middle of the day. This is similar to the species they prey upon. Dingos eat a wide variety of animals, but the majority of their diet (more than 50 per cent) comes from kangaroos and wallabies. In eastern NSW, the swamp wallaby is a particularly important prey species. At the smaller end of the scale, a dingo's diet also includes: * rabbits * larger arboreal (tree-living) species like possums and gliders * rats * marsupial mice. Domestic stock are not an important source of food for dingos

Comments (14)

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Richardphotos

12:51AM | Sun, 08 July 2007

in the Filipines I saw so many dogs that look like Dingos.I think that they were bred with dogs there.very beautiful animal

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stuart83

1:31AM | Sun, 08 July 2007

Managing dingos The growth of the domestic animal grazing industry in Australia, and the belief that dingos prey heavily on domestic stock (particularly sheep), resulted in widespread efforts to control dingo populations. To assist the control program, wild dogs including dingos are declared 'pests' in NSW. However, dingos are conserved within some areas of public land, including a number of national parks. They cannot be interfered with or harmed when on these lands. The traditional methods of dingo control are trapping, shooting, poisoning and exclusion fencing. The dingo fence which runs through South Australia, along the South Australia/NSW and NSW/Queensland borders, and through central Queensland, is the world's longest fence. In recent years, there have been changes to these methods. Poisoning with sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) baits, laid from both the ground and the air, is now the major method of control. Dingos (and domestic dogs) are more susceptible to 1080 than any other animal species. By injecting a small amount of poison into large baits, control organisations have been able to significantly reduce the risk to non-target species during dingo control efforts. The NSW Government closely regulates the use of 1080. Conservation efforts The NPWS has carried out extensive research into the natural history of dingos and their management in north-east NSW. The results of this study have been used to develop management plans for dingos on NPWS lands. These plans aim to minimise the threat of dingos to stock on adjoining properties, without causing too much harm to dingos and other species which live on NPWS lands. In addition, scientists are concerned that purebred dingo populations may be at threat from interbreeding with domestic dogs. The impact and long-term effects of this hybridisation are unknown.

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erlandpil

1:46AM | Sun, 08 July 2007

Well done image again erland

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babuci

2:20AM | Sun, 08 July 2007

WoW Stuart! Sure you did your homework. Very interesting information and an excelent side capture of this animal.

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danob

4:17AM | Sun, 08 July 2007

Lovely clear shot of the Dingo and thanks for the research and factual info.. The wires are not too distracting either well done.. A longer focal length may have helped to blur the rear wires further..

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