CONTENTS Dogs on the Loose 4 Dingo Habitats 6 What Does a Dingo Look Like 8 Living in Packs 10 Top of the Food Chain 12 Raising Their Young 14 Dingo Attacks 16 Stay Away 18 Dingoes in Danger 20 Saving the Dingo 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 Websites 24
DOGS ON THE LOOSE Do you think dogs are cute The one at your house might be but wild dogs can be dangerous Dingoes are wild dogs that live in Australia Dingoes also live in some places in Southeast Asia Dingoes may look like cuddly golden-colored dogs but they’re actually canine killers at the top of their food chain Some people try to feed dingoes or play with them Although dingo attacks on people are rare these wild dogs can sometimes become aggressive It’s best to leave them alone SURPRISINGLY TRUE Scientists believe dingoes were once domestic dogs living in Southeast Asia People may have brought them to Australia thousands of years ago and they became wild 4
JACKAL There are many species or kinds of animals in the canine family Wolves jackals and coyotes are other canines 5
