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Author Smith, Bradley Philip, author

Title The Australian dingo : origins, behaviour and conservation / Bradley Smith
Published Clayton, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (336)
Contents 1 Characteristics of the Australian dingo (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793) -- 2 Biology and behaviour of the dingo -- 3 The origin and ancestry of the dingo -- 4 The role of dingoes in Indigenous Australian lifestyle, culture, and spirituality -- 5 Dingo-human conflict: Attacks on livestock -- 6 Dingo-human conflict: Attacks on humans -- 7 Chasing the yellow dog's tail: The science of studying dingoes -- 8 An ecological view of the dingo -- 9 Dingo intelligence: A dingo's brain is sharper than its teeth -- 10 The personality, behaviour and suitability of dingoes as companion animals -- 11 The role of private sanctuaries in dingo conservation and the management of dingoes in captivity -- 12 Forging a new future for the Australian dingo
Summary Explores the intriguing and relatively unknown story of Australia's most controversial animal, the dingo
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Dingo -- Australia
Dingo -- Origin
Dingo -- Behavior
Dingo -- Effect of human beings on
Dingo -- Folklore
Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
Dingoes as pets
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
Aboriginal Australians
Dingo
Australia
Genre/Form Folklore
Online-Publikation.
Form Electronic book
Author CSIRO (Australia)
ISBN 9781486300303
1486300308