Canidae+Scott

DINGO ﻿Dingoes are ginger-colored canines foung in Australia and Asia. Dingoes typically have pricked ears, a long bush tail, and extreme canine instincts. Purebread dingoes are white and black.



**Metabolism ** **﻿ ﻿ **Dingoes usually hunt in packs, but the amount of dingoes in a pack vary due to the size of the prey. Dingoes hunt and eat insects, rabbits, lizards, and occasionally thee red kangaroo.                **Growth and Development** ﻿When a dingo is born, it stays with its mother for about a year, then goes off alone. It takes 1-2 years for a dingo to mature sexually. When a dingo is an adult, it weighs 13-20 kilograms and weighs 100-125 centimeters. Dingoes live for 8-10 years.

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Adaptions ** **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Dingoes adapt to the deserts hot climate by having a thin layer coat of fur. Dingoes adapt to being carnivores by having good canine instincts which help them hunt. Dingoes adapt to not being able to bark by howling to communicate with each other. **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">Reproducti﻿on ** **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Dingoes reproduce sexually. Since they are mammals, they have live birth. A dingo stays in its den for 2-3 months, which is its gestacion period. Female dingoes usually have 3-5 offspring but they can have up to 10 at a time. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">**Movement** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Dingoes move like any other dogs. They run, walk, trot, and sprint on their 4 legs. **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">Classifition﻿ ** **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">A dingoes classification is: Anamalia, Chordate, Mamalia, Carnivore, Canidae, Canis, Canis Lupis. Dingoes are in the Canidae family along with coyotes, wolves, and various types of dogs. The canidae family all have pricked ears, a bushy tail, are carnivores, and have a brownish, grayish color <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">**Habitat** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿A dingo's habitat can be anywhere in Asia and Australia. Dingoes hunt in deser woodlands, sand countries, and rainforests. But most dingoes tend to sleep in rocky gorges.