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dingo
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dingo
Australian wild dog (Canis antarticas, C. dingo), 20 inches high, 30 inches long, and weight 50 lb, whole colored yellow, sable, red. Large pricked ears. Predatory on sheep flocks and calves, possibly small humans.


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4) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The re-introduction of dingoes is another controversial approach to supporting Australian mammal populations (see Ecos 147).
An Australian wildlife sanctuary is carving out a niche exporting dingoes to foreign zoos, aiming to preserve rare bloodlines and shatter misconceptions about the native dog.
He flew Down Under on the hunt for dingoes, the "missing link" between wolves and the genetic offshoot we've domesticated to bring our paper, chase sticks and eat homework.
 
 
 
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