Australian Dingo - Canis Lupus Dingo
Australia’s Wild dog, the Dingo can be found in any state of Australia except for Tasmania. They live in deserts, mountains forests but usually in inhabit areas where they are close to water sources and areas with small populations of people.
Structural adaptations:
- Pointed ears the shape of an erect triangle assist the dingo to hear well for hunting, any approaching enemies and the loss of body heat. (dingos cannot sweat apart from their paws and ears)
- The colour of the Dingoes fur helps camouflaging in its surroundings.
- The fur of the Dingo is very short and this is helpful for when the temperature in the dessert or any other environment becomes very hot.
Physiological Adaptations:
- A female dingo can only produce offspring once a year between the months of March to June. But male dingos still produce sperm all year round but don’t mate outside the mating season (March to June). This may be because of the 1 year the parents care for their puppies would be too difficult to take care of a second litter of puppies. - The colour of the Dingoes fur helps camouflaging in its surroundings.
Behavioural adaptations:
- Dingoes use howling to defend their territory and to send warning signals to their pack. These howls are also used to call back lost puppies.
- Dingoes live in small groups consisting of about three to twelve family members but tend to join forces with other small groups to make one big group in breeding season to take care of the puppies together and hunt for larger animals such as wombats and kangaroos.
Below is a diagram showing the places the adaptations occur on the animal.
Structural adaptations:
- Pointed ears the shape of an erect triangle assist the dingo to hear well for hunting, any approaching enemies and the loss of body heat. (dingos cannot sweat apart from their paws and ears)
- The colour of the Dingoes fur helps camouflaging in its surroundings.
- The fur of the Dingo is very short and this is helpful for when the temperature in the dessert or any other environment becomes very hot.
Physiological Adaptations:
- A female dingo can only produce offspring once a year between the months of March to June. But male dingos still produce sperm all year round but don’t mate outside the mating season (March to June). This may be because of the 1 year the parents care for their puppies would be too difficult to take care of a second litter of puppies. - The colour of the Dingoes fur helps camouflaging in its surroundings.
Behavioural adaptations:
- Dingoes use howling to defend their territory and to send warning signals to their pack. These howls are also used to call back lost puppies.
- Dingoes live in small groups consisting of about three to twelve family members but tend to join forces with other small groups to make one big group in breeding season to take care of the puppies together and hunt for larger animals such as wombats and kangaroos.
Below is a diagram showing the places the adaptations occur on the animal.