dingos

Wild Australian dogs

Dingos is the plural of dingo, a wild dog native to Australia.

Dingos are lean, tawny-coated canines that hunt alone or in packs, preying on kangaroos, rabbits, and livestock.

The dingo holds cultural significance for Indigenous Australians.

Dingos howled in the distance as the sun set over the outback.

wildlife

wild dogs

pack · howl · nocturnal · scavengers · carnivores · bush · kangaroo · prey · native · fauna

cultural

baby

Very young child

tourism · warning signs · camping · attacks · fence · barrier · controversy · media · trial · film

biology

canine

Of or like dogs

breeding · genetics · hybrid · interbreeding · coat · tan · ginger · evolution · ancestors · wolves

Opposites
domestication status

dingoslap dogs

Small dogs bred for cuddling

purebred dogs · show dogs · working dogs · house dogs · domesticated animals

ecological role in Australia

dingossheep

Woolly farm animal

livestock · kangaroos · wallabies · rabbits · domestic cattle

Family

dingo, dingoes

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G