Dingo

The dingo (Canis Lupus Dingo), also known as the Warrigal, Warang, Australian wild dog, or Australian native dog, is a subspecies of Canis Lupus native to Australia, Ancient India, Indonesia, and New Guinea. Dingoes are descended from wolves of Asia such as Indian wolves, Eurasian wolves, Arabian wolves, Iranian wolves, and other Asian gray wolves. Asian dingoes are normally vegetarians but Australian dingoes are carnivores. They are either gray wolves or types of dog breeds. Dingoes may have been introduced to Australia by Asian seafarers. Dingoes have existed in Australia for more than 4,000 years. Dingoes are actually gray wolves that arrived in Australia and like some other wolves, dingoes usually hunt alone and in packs at the same time. They are sometimes mistaken as domestic dogs. Red foxes have also been introduced to Australia and has been considered as one of the top 100 worst invasive species. They mainly prey on rabbits, kangaroos, rats, and livestock. The scientific name, Canis Antarcticus, is an invalid scientific name for the Australian dingo and Falkland islands wolf.