dingo
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Wildlife experts said killing the animals was the wrong response and may threaten the island's dingo population, estimated at just 70-200 animals.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Altadena was where people raised chickens before it was trendy, where no one batted an eye at the neighbors with a pet dingo, or thought much about the so-called haunted road said to defy gravity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
The researchers examined remains at the Curracurrang archaeological site, south of Sydney, where radiocarbon dating of dingo bones revealed the animals were buried alongside humans as far back as 2,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023
She cited a recent example of a man posting a photograph of him handfeeding a dingo while a toddler was beside him.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Jane and Michael had a good view of what was happening, through a gap between a panther and a dingo.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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In 2023, a woman jogging along a beach on K'Gari was attacked by dingoes, forcing her to run into the ocean.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
The traditional owners of K'gari, the Butchulla people, said the state's failure to consult with them before euthanising the dingoes -- or wongari in their language -- was "unexpected and disappointing".
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
They’re threatened by conflict with humans, dogs and dingoes and a disease called Devil Facial Tumor Disease that only affects the species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
"This reflects the close bond between people and dingoes and their almost-human status."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2023
As he reached the end of the gunyah, a kind of roar burst from his swelling chest and, in that instant, the two dingoes flung themselves forward in flight, Finn after them.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh
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