Dingoes
Australia's largest terrestrial, or land based carnivore, the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) have been at Alexandra Park Zoo since 2013.
This species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, grasslands, rainforests and alpine areas across mainland Australia, except for Tasmania where they have never been recorded.
Dingoes are opportunistic hunters, as well as scavengers, consuming a wide variety of food such as kangaroos, wallabies, small mammals, birds, reptiles and feral animals such as pigs and rabbits.
Breeding occurs once a year from March to June with litters around 6 - 10 pups.
In the wild dingoes can typically live for 7 - 10 years, while domestic dingoes can live for a further 6 years.
Did you know?
Dingoes rarely bark but howl like a wolf.