Australian Wildlife – The Dingo…

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The Australian Dingo

The Australian Dingo, at home in the Australian Outback…

Photographed in the Channel Country, far Western Queensland.

You’ve just got to love the landscape, the flora and fauna, that makes the Australian Outback what it is!

photo: Baz – The Landy

8 thoughts on “Australian Wildlife – The Dingo…”

  1. Lavinia Ross April 7, 2015 / 3:39 am

    They do look a bit like a coyote. Coyotes can cross with eastern timber wolves here and create what are known as coy-wolves. Extremely intelligent and adaptable, they have been found colonizing cities – including NYC. Oregon Public Broadcasting ran a segment on them last year.

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  2. Barbara Grandberg April 6, 2015 / 1:37 pm

    just wondering, are dingos approachable???

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    • Baz - The Landy April 6, 2015 / 4:50 pm

      Nah, generally not. Although the aboriginals kept them as pets, and there are people who have domesticated them. But not in the wild…

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  3. Other Side of the Trees April 6, 2015 / 10:26 am

    Hey, Baz – I was thinking about our coyotes, we have here in the Rocky Mountains. Some of them are big old suckers. And they can be dangerous. I get the impression that Dingos are quite a bit more fiercer than our coyotes. We also have our wolves (bigger, more intimidating) and we have fox (smaller, less of a threat to dogs, unless they are smaller dogs. Is there any comparison between a coyote and a dingo? This dingo looks a great deal more elegant than our mangy coyotes. Most folks don’t like coyotes in these parts. Good post, as usual.

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    • Baz - The Landy April 6, 2015 / 4:49 pm

      Lke any wild animal, hey can be. Never had a problem, but know of people who have had them at night around camps causing some trouble.

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