DINGOES By Michael Roach and Toby
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Appearance The dingo's colour is ginger and yellow. It has a short straight back with a distinct waist and longish ears and legs. They are bigger than dogs.
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A picture of a dingo Michael's dad took |
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Food and People Dingoes are mostly found in the bush. This is how close people have got to a dingo. People used to have them for pets. Some people are killed by dingoes too. People use to feed them in parks and bushland but are being told not to do this because they will then start to attack people and children. Dingoes eat meat and fish.
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People on holidays going close to a dingo. |
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Breeding and Prey The dingoes can have up to 5 or 6 pups a year. Dingoes can jump half a meter or a meter. The dingo only attacks if you annoy it or come too close or hurt it. Dingoes search for food to eat. If a dingo dies, other animals like snakes will start to eat it. |
A drawing of a dingo. |
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Location Dingoes are found every where in Australia except Tasmania. Dingoes mostly live around farms and lots of land. There are islands that they live on too. Dingoes and Aboriginies Dingoes came to Australia between 3500 and 4000 years ago. The oldest dingo fossil found is 3450 years old. Dingoes blood used to be used by aboriginals making body art. Aborigines also use to use them for food and clothing. The dingo is a dangerous species. |
All the red is where dingoes live. |
