Dingo
![dingo](/sites/default/files/styles/zoo_animal_banner_900_x_300/public/2024-07/banner_dingos.jpg?itok=gISQ9G-n)
Common Name:
Dingo
Scientific Name:
Canis dingo
IUCN Status:
Vulnerable
Risks:
Diet: Dingoes require only 500 grams of food per day. As a pup, their diet begins with invertebrates and progresses up to small mammals such as rabbits.
Height: 105 to 120 cm head to body length and tail length is 30 cm.
Weight: 13 to 21 kilograms
Fun Facts
- Dingoes are known as Australia’s wild dog.
- They do not bark but howl to communicate.
- When a dingo finds a bonded mate and territory, it’s for life.
- Dingoes are crepuscular hunters, meaning they hunt in the dawn and dusk.
About Us
Maple and Euci came to the Zoo as pups from Australia in 2019.