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The dingo (Canis lupus dingo) is a free-ranging dog found mainly in Australia, as well as Southeast Asia, where it is said to have originated. It is currently classified as a subspecies of the grey wolf, Canis lupus.
The dingo is the largest terrestrial predator in Australia, and plays an important role as an apex predator (predators with few to no predators of their own, residing at the top of their food chain). However, the dingo is seen as a pest by livestock farmers due to attacks on animals. Conversely, their predation on rabbits, kangaroos and rats may be of benefit to graziers.
For many Australians, the dingo is a cultural icon. There is fear of the species becoming extinct.
"Pure" dingoes are regarded as widespread in Northern, North West and Central Australia, rare in Southern and Northeast Australia, and possibly extinct in the Southeastern and Southwestern areas.

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Camera: Olympus E-PM2, f/1.8, 1/500 sec, 25mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-PM2
Lens: OLYMPUS M.25mm F1.8
Aperture: f/1.8
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length: 25mm
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Cloudy
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Aperture 3.5.1
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