The dingo (plural dingoes or dingos) or warrigal, Canis lupus dingo, is a type of
wild dog, probably descended from the
Indian Wolf (Canis Indica) . It is commonly described as an
Australian wild dog, but is not restricted to Australia, nor did it originate there. Modern dingoes are found throughout
Southeast Asia, mostly in small pockets of remaining natural forest, and in mainland Australia, particularly in the north. They have features in common with both wolves and modern dogs, and are regarded as more or less unchanged descendants of an early ancestor of modern dogs. The name dingo comes from the language of the
Eora Aboriginal people, who were the original inhabitants of the
Sydney area.
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