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	Dingo
		Dingo remains from 5000 to 2,500 years old have been found in other parts of South-east Asia, and the earliest record of Dingos in Australia is 3500 years old.
		Dingos did not arrive in Australia as companions of the original Aborigines around 50,000 years ago, but seem to have been brought by seafaring Austronesian traders at about the same time as the Great Pyramids were being built in ancient Egypt.
		The Dingo Fence was designed to keep Dingos out of the relatively fertile south-east part of the continent (where they had largely been exterminated) and protect the sheep flocks of southern Queensland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/di/Dingo.html (990 words)

	Characteristics of the Australian Dingo - (ADCA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mountain dingoes have a thick double coat in the winter, which is an adaptation to the cold winter environment of the alpine area.
		The dingo is predominantly ginger, or shades of ginger ranging from a sandy yellow to a red ginger.
		Dingoes have the ability to turn their wrists, an adaptation used in hunting, (which is also a beneficial trait for captive dingoes that use this trait to open unlocked gates!)
	www.dingoconservation.org /characteristics.html (1004 words)

	Dingo Resources & Information - australian dingo
		Dingo remains from 5,000 to 2,500 years old have been found in other parts of South-east Asia, and the earliest fossil record of Dingos in Australia is 3,500 years old.
		Dingos ernie dingo did not arrive in Australia as companions of the original Aborigines around 50,000 years ago, but seem to have been brought by seafaring Austronesian traders at about the same time as the Great Pyramids were being built in ancient Egypt.
		Dingos were trapped, shot on sight, and poisoned-often regardless of whether they were truly dingo front loader wild or belonged to Aboriginal people.
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Retail-Companies-D---Ei/Dingo.html (1105 words)

	The Dingo, Flora and Fauna of Australia
		The ultimate origin of the Dingo is uncertain, but it is possibly related to the wolves of south-west Asia, and probably arose in that area at about the same time as humans began to develop agriculture.
		A study of dingo mitochondrial DNA published in 2004 places their arrival at around 4000 BC, and suggests that only one small group may be the ancestors of all modern dingos.
		Dingos have received bad publicity in recent years as a result of the highly publicised Azaria Chamberlain disappearance and also because of Dingo attacks on Fraser Island in Queensland.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Australia/australia-interest-fauna-dingo.html (977 words)

	Dingo- Australian Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The dingo has a short-haired coat, usually yellowish in color, but sometimes white, fl, brown, or rust; a bushy tail; erect ears; and a sharp muzzle.
		Dingos prey on wombats, wallabies, kangaroos and rabbits.
		To exclude Dingos from the eastern states of Australia a fence was erected which came to be known as 'the longest fence in the world'.
	ausinternet.com /ettamogah/dingos.htm (174 words)

	Dingo Fence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dingo Fence or Dog Fence is a barrier that was built in Australia during the 1880s and finished in 1885, to keep dingos out of the relatively fertile south-east part of the continent (where they had largely been exterminated) and protect the sheep flocks of southern Queensland.
		It seems that there are fewer kangaroos and emus on the north western side of the fence where the dingos are, suggesting that dingos impact the populations of those animals.
		Parts of the Dingo Fence are lit at night by 86 mm cold cathode fluorescent lamps which are alternately red and white.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dingo_Fence (508 words)

	© Dr. Ellen K. Rudolph - Dingo - Canis familiaris
		The Dingo is found throughout mainland Australia except where excluded from sheep grazing areas by the famous dingo fence in the east and the west.
		The average adult Dingo in Australia stands 570 mm at the shoulder, is 1230 mm long from nose to tail-tip, and it weighs 15 kg; Dingoes are smaller in Asia.
		Although Dingoes have won most of the battles, the cruel irony is that they are steadily losing the war, thanks to their evolutionary progeny, domestic dogs.
	www.drellenrudolph.com /featureanimals/dingo.html (932 words)

	Dingo
		Dingo remains from 5,000 to 2,500 years old have been found in other parts of South-east Asia, and the earliest fossil record of a dingo in Australia is 3,500 years old.
		A study of dingo mitochondrial DNA published in 2004 places their arrival at around 3000 BC, and suggests that only one small group may be the ancestors of all modern dingos.
		Dingos have received bad publicity in recent years as a result of the highly publicised Azaria Chamberlain disappearance and also because of Dingo attacks on Fraser Island in Queensland where a young boy was killed.
	www.mypets.net.au /flex/dingo/401/1 (1087 words)

	Dingo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alpine dingoes are found in high elevation areas of the Australian Alps, and grow a second thicker coat during late autumn for warmth which usually sheds by mid to late spring.
		Dingo remains from 5,000 to 2,500 years old have been found in other parts of South-east Asia, and the earliest fossil record of dingoes in Australia is 3,500 years old.
		The Dingo Fence was designed to keep dingoes out of the relatively fertile south-east part of the continent (where they had largely been exterminated) and protect the sheep flocks of southern Queensland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dingo (1671 words)

	The Jon Rose Web - Great Fences of Australia
		Fences can be seen as analogies for the old battle between our species and nature, for the desire of exploration, control, and exploitation of resources; they indicate a frontier history of extreme hardship.
		Fences are by far the most visible artifacts that we have made on this continent.
		Fence construction has inadvertently given us a means of expressing musically, with a direct physical connection, the whole range of intense emotion tied up with the ownership of the land, from the outback to the backyard.
	www.jonroseweb.com /f_projects_great_fences.html (1387 words)

	Dingo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Even though it is not a native animal, this member of the dog family has been a part of the Australian ecosystem for 3,000 to 4,000 years.
		Dingos and sheep ranchers are in conflict as the dingos try to take sheep.
		The fence is nearly 2 meters (6 ft.) high and extends about 30 cm underground to keep the dingos from digging under it.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/dingo.html (122 words)

	The Dingo and the Tiger
		Although the Dingo sometimes hunts in pairs or small family groups, like the Tiger, Dingos are not by nature a pack dog.
		The Dingo itself is now also facing extinction, not from a predator or competition but from being bred out of existence.
		Although the Dingo does not feature on the Australian currency, on any state emblems or as the moniker of any major sporting teams, a high profile court case gave evidence of its latent popularity.
	www.convictcreations.com /animals/dingo.htm (756 words)

	! Rainforest Dingo ! Tropical Rainforest, Far North Queensland Australia
		One main difference between the dingo and a domestic dog is that it only breeds once a year, whereas a domestic dog breeds twice.
		In south-eastern Australia, dingoes generally favour the edges of forests where they meet heathlands or grasslands – the same habitat as the Common Wombat, Swamp Wallaby, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and feral rabbits, all of which become its prey.
		It is a two-metre wire mesh fence that divides the eastern states from the deep outback.
	rainforest-australia.com /dingo.htm (913 words)

	The Australian dingo: a wolf in dog’s clothing
		The dingo is unmistakably canine—as was evident to the early European settlers, who eagerly crossed their imported herding dogs with the dingo in order to obtain breeds better adapted to the harsh Australian climate.
		The dingo’s close resemblance to domestic dogs in Asia, its association with Aboriginal people and the fact that it was the only large placental mammal (except humans) on the continent led many to say its ancestors were domestic dogs.
		North of the fence, the dingo is regarded as a legitimate wildlife species and roams freely.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v27/i2/dingo.asp (2910 words)

	Dalby .INFO \| Complete Guide to Dalby and Wambo Region
		Extending 5300 kilometres from Jimbour to Fowlers Bay in the Great Australian Bight, South Australia, the barrier fence was constructed as a means to manage the impact of dingoes and wild dogs around sheep and cattle grazing land and provides a safer environment for our native animals and landowners.
		Three timber dingoes are seen in front of a mural, the display protected by sections of fence similar to the actual dingo fence.
		The fence begins at the corner post of the four fences to your right, but is not maintained for the first 3.7kms along Fletchers Road.
	www.dalby.info /html/attractions_dingo.asp (281 words)

	The Australian Dingo, Icon of the Australian Outback
		The dingo fence, the world's longest exclusion fence, runs for 5,321 km (3,307 miles) and was built to protect the sheep industry in the entire South-East of Australia.
		North of the fence the dingo is allowed to live as a legitimate wildlife species.
		South of the fence the dingo is hunted mercilessly and sheep can graze in relative safety, together with kangaroos, rabbits, foxes and other introduced feral pests whose populations have exploded.
	www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com /australian_dingo.html (1777 words)

	Inland Australia
		Fencing was non-existent so flocks of sheep were yarded at night to keep the losses from dingoes at a tolerable level.
		The fence was well maintained for several years, but was unable to control the rabbits which were in plague proportions.
		Dingo numbers built up so in the 1920's the fence was rebuilt to control dingoes.
	www.geocities.com /aquariumd/inland.html (337 words)

	The Origin of the Australian Dingo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The pure dingo is descendent from the wolf and it is believed domestic dogs originated from dingoes.
		The dingo is found throughout the continent of Australia, with the exception of Tasmania.
		The erection of the fence was to keep dingoes in the northern parts of Australia allowing graziers to run livestock in the south.
	www.dingoconservation.org /origin.html (617 words)

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		Hall crossed the progeny of this pair with the Dingo; the resulting litters became known as Hall's Heelers.
		As the Dingo trait is to creep silently from behind and bite, the pups followed this style of heeling and were welcomed by grazier and drover alike for their ability to handle wild cattle, their stamina to travel great distances over all types of terrain, and their endurance in extremes of temperature.
		The progeny were generally of Dingo type, colour being either red or blue merle.
	www.sighbear.com /history.asp (1495 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wild dogs are winning a battle for territory in the remote Australian bush, overrunning protected areas to attack stock behind a massive dingo fence which has defended populated areas for 100 years.
		Australia's famous dingo fence, a 180 cm-high wire mesh barrier which runs for 6,000km from central Queensland through NSW and South Australia to the Great Australian Bight, keeps most dogs on its unpopulated side.
		Meanwhile, the battle between dogs, sheep and fence is fought mostly out of sight around a construction which grew from rabbit fences built in the 1880s.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/feat/archives/2003/08/07/2003062697/print (719 words)

	dingo
		The Dingo (Canis lupus dingo), is a type of wild dog, probably descended from the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes).
		It is thought that the co-operative pack behaviour of Dingos gave them an important competitive advantage over the more solitary marsupial carnivores, particularly during Australia's frequent droughts (when game becomes scarce).
		ELEANOR HALL: A North Queensland biologist is calling for dingoes to be reintroduced across large parts of Australia, in an effort to eliminate foxes and feral cats.
	www.drinformer.com /De-to-Di/dingo.php (1146 words)

	Australia's Native Dog - The Dingo
		The dingo first came to Australia about 8000 years ago we are told - that gives it a 7,800 year lead on the European settlers - and is a subject of considerable controversy.
		In South Australia any dingo found south of the dingo fence is liable to be destroyed by act of law, the law arose from the early farming days when the dingo was accused of killing farmers' sheep, stealing chickens or whatever else took their fancy.
		If ever you wanted proof of their "doggy" nature - seriously though most folks would pass a dingo on the street and not even realise it was anything but another dog - which it is - but with a bad PR service.
	www.coppercoast.com.au /dingo (425 words)

	Australian Dingo : Dog Breeds, Info and Pictures
		At between 10 and 24 kilograms, Dingos are a little smaller than most wolves of the northern hemisphere (in keeping with Bergmann's Rule) and have a lean, athletic build.
		Dingoes are family dogs that will love their "pack" but will always be timid of "outsiders".
		It is important that people know that dingoes will most likely NEVER be able to be an off leash dog, and they do require secure containment (6" fencing at least), and they will never be an outgoing dog that licks all your friends.
	www.caninecrib.com /dog/breeds/australiandingo (1660 words)

	dimensions_in_time - 14/10/2002: Dog Fence
		Basically designed to keep dingoes away from sheep flocks, the fence is a massive wire barrier that winds its way close to 5,500 k's, from the Great Australian Bight, right across to the Queensland coast.
		This sort of fence was virtually the nucleus of the dog fence that we see today, which stretches through three States.
		I can recall, in 1989, something like 20,000 sheep being lost to dingoes when the fence in SA was washed down, so that'll give you a fair idea of just what happens when they do get in.
	www.abc.net.au /dimensions/dimensions_in_time/Transcripts/s701717.htm (886 words)

	The No1 Rabbit Proof Fence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The fence itself was constructed of various materials suitable to the terrain or where scarcity of timber for fence posts dictated.
		The camels were bought into service for the survey, erection and maintenance of the fence because of their ability to live off the country and to go fro long periods without water.
		Richard John Anketell was responsible for the construction of the greater part of the No1 Rabbit Proof Fence and the survey of the last seventy miles of it through waterless and inhospitable country, a work which took from 20th August 1904 until 30th September 1907.
	camelfarm.com /camels/rabbit_proof_fence.html (885 words)

	Australia's iconic dingo joins endangered list
		Biologists have been worried for some time that the survival of the wild dogs that crossed from Asia thousands of years ago is threatened by government-sponsored eradication programmes and from interbreeding with domestic animals that have escaped into the wild.
		In the 1880s work was begun on what would become the 8,500-kilometre Dingo Fence - then, the longest man-made structure int he world - to keep dingoes out of the southeast corner of Australia where the sheep farms were.
		She also warned that within 50 years pure-bred dingoes would be extinct in the wild.
	science.monstersandcritics.com /news/printer_1058385.php (257 words)

	Wild Dog Barrier Fence
		Originally the graziers were responsible for maintaining the fence, but with drought and changes in the wool market it didn’t take long for the fence to fall into disrepair.
		In addition to the main barrier fence, a number of check fences were reconstructed and renewed in the southern Darling Downs area.
		The fence is also rabbit-proof, having a section of 4 cm² foot netting mesh fixed to the fence to a height of 100 cm and buried to a depth of 30 cm.
	www.nrw.qld.gov.au /pests/pest_animals/barrier_fences/wdbf.html (391 words)

	Your Enterprise and the Mother of All Fences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The problem: Dingoes, wild dogs native to Australia for at least 3500 years, taking their fair share of lambs in clandestine raids on the newly introduced and rapidly expanding sheep camps.
		Their population mushroomed since they too had long been prey to the dingo and now were safe behind the fence.
		The record of their mismanagement is as vivid in the minds of their stockholders as a 3300 mile Dingo fence.
	www.processintegrity.com /content/dingofence.htm (874 words)

	Animal Reviews
		The dingo's most famous moment was when one snatched baby Azaria Chamberlain from a tent near Ayers Rock in 1980.
		We also had to erect a "dingo fence" here in Australia, to keep the wild dingoes in the barren outback and away from our livestock.
		While this is probably a bit of a bummer for the dingoes, this has to be a good thing if you are considering one as a pet.
	animalreviews.zelica.net /reviews/dingo.htm (527 words)

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