Dingo  (Canis lupus dingo)

Carnassial teeth: The carnassial teeth of flesh-eating animals are used to cut or shear flesh and bon, and include the last premolar on either side of the upper jaw and the first molar on either side of the lower jaw.
Gestation: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
Hybridisation: Cross-breeding between two different species or subspecies.
Natal: Site of birth.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

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