The dingo is a free ranging dog found in Australia. Dingo is the common name for a type of Australian canid. Dingoes are mostly seen alone, though the most belong to packs. Once every few days they socialize. Scent marking, howling, and stand offs against rival packs increase in frequency during these times. Packs of dingoes can number 3 to 12 individuals in areas with little human disturbance. The size of a dingo's territory has little to do with pack size, and more to do with terrain and prey resources. Dingoes do not bark as much as domestic dogs, which can be very loud, and dingoes howl more often. Dingoes will usually hunt alone when targeting small prey such as rabbits and will hunt in groups for large prey like kangaroos. Although humans
