Delightful Dingos

Dingos are a complex subject, steeped in emotive language and divisive opinions. We allow dingos to go unmolested on our property, because otherwise the kangaroo mobs graze out young trees before they have a chance and when the dingos are around, the foxes are noticeably absent: infra-red cameras tell the tale.
Sources:
Genome-wide variant analyses reveal new patterns of admixture and population structure in Australian dingoes - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
The Conversation:
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[@lemondropkid6175]

1:10 their happy tails in the air as they trot away! Beautiful, and right where they belong❤💐

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Lemondropkid, it brought a smile to my face too. ☺

[@ctrl_alt_delete4729]

Wow what a treat to wake up and see you posted a video. They’re absolutely stunning, great footage you captured. I could watch these cameras all day, so fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing & I hope you & your family are well 🥰🐾❤️

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello ctrl-alt-delete, thank you for your long term support and encouragement 💕

[@Loki-and-Thor]

They are so curious of the camera. Thank you for sharing this wonderful footage with us. This is the first time I’ve seen a Dingo that wasn’t a still image.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Loki-and-Thor, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. They are both very curious but also incredibly shy - the legacy of decades of relentless persecution. An incautious dingo is a dead dingo. Very few pups live long enough to become trap and bait-wise.

[@Spike-ck5tj]

What fantastic footage, I particularly liked when the pair trotted happily by, side by side tails waving in the air. Another channel recently educated me on the plight of Dingos in Aus. They are an amazing species. It's sickening how they are poisoned and persecuted.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Spike, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. I was really taken by that particular footage capture too - they are so happy in each other's company ☺

[@ross_spirou_photography]

Fantastic footage and nice to see them so relaxed.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Ross, thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement :)
It's always a surprise to see dingos on the cameras, because they are like ghosts - we never see them in real life. They are too shy and skilled at avoiding human contact. We do hear them howling at night sometimes - it always evokes a powerful emotional reaction, for me anyway.

[@mintymouths]

Man if I saw a dingo, I’d probably just think it was a dog

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

You'd never see one - they are very shy, except the Fraser island dingos, and you'd know they weren't dogs...for reasons we won't go into...

[@simonroh4958]

Dingos are descended from domestic dogs, when humans first arrived in Oceania, some of the dogs wound up back into the wild, causing gradual trait shifts back to wildlife

[@rulingmoss5599]

Came from the tick videos but as someone who loves all kinds of animals (mammals, reptiles, birds, it doesn't matter), these videos are really cool! Hope this summer treats you well!

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hi Rulingmoss, thank you for watching and for taking the time to say hi. I hope you re enjoying a marvellous week.

[@elizabeththomas8098]

Precious footage of these beautiful animals!

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Elizabeth, thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. I hope you are enjoying an awesome weekend.

[@getitherething.2653]

Congratulations for making it on to daily dose of internet!!! I hope you’re holding up ok.

[@betula2137]

Seconded 👋

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Getherething, I was very pleasantly surprised that the Daily Dose of Internet made contact and requested permission to use the footage - very civilized behaviour 😊 They are definitely good guys.
I hope you are enjoying a peaceful week and keeping well.

[@maridiancrest243]

Dingos probably are the reason why there are little to no wild dogs or feral dogs in Australia. They likely out compete or even hunt them. Without Dingos feral dogs will probably spike causing the exact change in language that legislation is suppose to prevent.

[@misywor635]

Thank you for speaking up for the wonderful Dingo. The footage is lovely, showing healthy happy and relaxed animals.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Misywor635 thank you for watching, and for your encouragement - it is very much appreciated. I hope you enjoy a marvellous week :)

[@JenJ75]

Wonderful to see these beautiful animals! Hope you are doing ok 💗

[@bec_r_r]

So glad you are carrying on your husbands legacy. Dingos are an ancient lineage of dogs and they have the position of apex predator. Love your work so glad to see a post.❤

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Bec, thank you for watching and for your kind words of encouragement. I hope you are enjoying a magnificent weekend ☺️

[@MattGodzilla2000]

If only thylacines where this curious to a camera.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Can you imagine seeing a thylacine on your trail camera? I'd personally just die from joy overload.

[@doctorrobert4718]

They were wiped out by the dingo when introduced on the mainland (not Tasmania)all that time ago.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

@@doctorrobert4718 * citation needed
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0364

[@abba9265]

Bit of a late comment but I wanted to remark how similar the environment of this part of Australia looks to the pines in Florida, US! Sans dingos, of course 😅

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

More crows eating ticks videos please

[@ShellyCline]

To me, it's absolutely crazy to call an animal an invasive species when it's been there for thousands of years.
Honestly it only seems like it would take a few hundred years for an animal to establish itself as an important part of an ecosystem and they've been their thousands.
Beautiful creatures.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hi Shelly, I am inclined to agree that once an animal has established itself as an apex predator capable of reaching an equilibrium within an ecosystem it becomes a part of the ecosystem.

[@heralampros5873]

Is Ross’s wife have an Facebook page?
I am so sorry for your loss of your beloved husband.
I just came across the post of his passing tonight.
What a legacy he left behind and phenomenal footage of what he was so passionate about.
My deepest condolences again for your loss, to his entire family and friends.

[@Samdecker23]

So cute.

[@robertmoyse4414]

We could do with some in the fox and cat infested area where I live.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

It's really quite evident when we compare the two properties we manage. One property is in the sand country where there is no livestock, so the neighbors don't bait and dingos are frequent visitors....we almost never see foxes, deer, wild goats etc there. The other property has hobby-farm neighbours with sheep, in an area regularly 1080 baited - the dingos are absent, and the foxes are ridiculously thick on the ground . We have had years of heartbreak trying to get trees to establish on that property because of the damn deer, goats and eastern grey kangaroo mobs that strip the vegetation to the ground. Frustrating.