The Dingo is Australia's wild dog. It was probably introduced to
Australia by Asian seafarers about 4,000 years ago. Its origins
have been traced back to a south Asian variety of Grey Wolf
(Canis lupus lupus). Recent DNA studies suggest that Dingoes may
have been in Australia even longer (between 4,640-18,1000 years;
Oskarsson et al 2011), however, the earliest undisputed
archaeological finding of the Dingo in Australia has been dated
to 3,500 years ago. The Dingo, Canis lupus dingo, is a placental
mammal which means it gives birth to live young, feeds its young
via mammary glands that produce milk and has fur or hair of some
form. The colour of a Dingo's coat is largely determined by
where it lives. The 'standard' coat colour is ginger with white
feet. However in the desert areas, the fur is more golden yellow
while in forested areas the fur can be a darker tan to black.
The body fur is short while the tail is quite bushy. Its dog-
like appearance with a relatively broad head and erect ears,
makes the Dingo A