Howling dingoes #2

[B3Ger]

Bingo's so darling he has such a fox-like face!

[janetlw]

Will a wild Dingo that seems pretty confident around people, will he strike out for a small child, or do nothing at all. Living in Fla, we fight the alligators that are becoming a big problem. We are just over building, leaving the wild creatures nothing. To me a Dingo is a beautiful animal.

[fjgr1x1]

Los perros en su dia tampoco eran mascotas, habra que empezar a hacer lo mismo con los dingos; vamos, digo yo...

[DSpencer189]

I have a half dingo half Australian Cattle Dog and aside from when I get her going she is very gentle and loyal, although she does kill squirrels and cats (if I let her)

[inotaishu1]

So? No offense but that's quite common for domestic dogs.

[w3fuiman]

blue go get it blue go get it

[Jimmyjumpnjive]

My "domesticated" dogs make the similar howling sounds. It always surprises me and intrigues me. I've heard dogs howl to albulance sirens, cell phone rings, etc. I posted a video response where my dogs howl to the sound of an alarm clock.

[shadowolfox5]

I had a pet dingo once, and your right nikicd, it was a lot of work trying to care for her. she died only a month ago. now we have a half dingo half german sheperd.

[HARTLEYHUNTER]

Why do you have so many Dingo's? What do you feed them? Is the Dingo a home range animal or nomadic? How much land does a Dingo need to live?

[weo1weo1weo1]

i got a dingo mix from ARF and she was a great pet!

[nikicd]

weo1weo1weo1: Most likely you just had a dog that resembled a dingo, especially considering you're in Canada.

[weo1weo1weo1]

ya, now think she was a Carolina dog cuz she looks identical to Carolina dogs and only has a bit of resemblance to dingoes, but i didn't know what Carolina dogs where when i made that comment so ya, i thought her bein a dingo was sorta weird anyways lol!

[Sandman2177]

I do not understand why you have written Dingos don't make good pets. We have had our dingo since he was 4 weeks old and he has became a vital memeber of our family.Yes they do have there differences but they can still become a loving pet with the right owner.

[nikicd]

Sandman2177: Dingoes require far too much work, knowledge and patience than most people can handle, hence it sends the wrong message to the public when we say that "they make good pets". Lions can become loving pets with the right owners too.

[abc1080]

I mean.. Do they attack man at all? or do they not attack man at all even dingo in the wild.

[nikicd]

abc1080: All animals can attack, but in recorded history there's less confirmed incidents of wild dingoes killing people than you can count on half of your hand. Wild dingoes fear people and avoid trouble when possible. It's when people provoke them and behave irresponsibly otherwise that incidents occur.

[abc1080]

hmm... so i kind of understand what your saying but the fact that they don't attack you? or the that they don't usually attack you?

[nikicd]

abc1080: I'm not sure what your question is. Please try to be more clear.

[mezl33t]

fucking scary when you hear that at one o'clock in the morning when you're out on solo camping, and you've found burrows and bones 10 metres away.

[nikicd]

mezl33t: You should relax and enjoy the music while you still can. Wild dingoes won't do you any harm; In fact, they're more scared of you than you are of them.

[mezl33t]

aah yes, i know, but I can't help being paranoid haha

still, they are beautiful animals

[chrissyp07]

awsome

[ejdavid65]

Dingoes are not wolves. They are scientifically listed as 'Canis familiaris dingo - Dingo'

The difference between Dingos and other archaic breeds is that it has returned to the wild for a longer time. For instance, the Archaic Carolina Dog is VERY human centric. To me that means its native American domestic origines are simply much more recent.

[nikicd]

ejdavid65: Actually, the now commonly used classification for dingoes in the scientific community is Canis lupus dingo - A subspecies of the gray wolf. I expect this will probably eventually change to Canis indica dingo, to show the relationship with the recently recognized peninsular Indian wolf species. There is no evidence to suggest that dingoes were previously domesticated to any extent - only speculation.

[nikicd]

That they seem to retain most characteristics of the peninsular Indian wolf and the only differences seem to be environmental adaptations, indicates that dingoes were not subjected to any significant form of domestication that would warrant labeling them "feral dogs" or "archaic dogs". If you wish to call dingoes the latter, then you should do the same for all the gray wolves kept in captivity in zoos across the world.

[nikicd]

In fact,unless they were not significantly or not at all domesticated,dingoes couldn't have successfully colonized Australia on their own starting with just as little as one pregnant female(mtDNA studies indicate that this is the case).Domestication essentially means removing an animal's ability to survive without human support.Even in their current undeniably fully wild form,half of dingoes don't survive over one year. Outback life is extremely harsh and will kill the kind of dogs you refer to.

[rudel74]

sweet music........

[jurgenmanfred]

sweet

[nikicd]

ejdavid: African Wild Dogs are of the family Canidae and genus Lycaon. Wolves, domestic dogs Jackals and Coyotes belong to the genus Canis.

[ejdavid3]

Yes: African Painted Dog not archaic dog. But

dingo evidence in AU only 3.5k years. Vietnam 5.5k yr.

Carolina dog maybe arrived with Native Americans 10-14k yr but not gone wild till later. Dingo expert mistook them for dingoes, captured some from wild packs and now AKC registered. They make good, if energetic, house pets. Categorized as pariah dogs, like many other remnant species around world.

[nikicd]

ejdavid3: Mitochondrial DNA research by a NSW University indicates that dingoes may have been present in Australia for at least 5k and possibly more than 10k years. Lack of fossil evidence of an animal in a time period is not evidence for the absence of the animal in that period; Fossils need ideal conditions to form and then need to actually be found.

[nikicd]

Kangaroo fleas that evolved to live on canines have been found in Asia, indicating that dingoes have been taken from Australia and brought back to Asia through some means.The alleged dingo fossils in Asia may actually be of a descendant of Australian dingoes rather than early form, or be a descendant of an Indian wolf.People who would like to call themselves "scientists" these days frequently jump to conclusions supported by little if any evidence and should not be trusted 100%. Always question.

[nikicd]

Every year there are countless dingoes that people want to find a new home for because they make the mistake of thinking that dingoes "make good pets". Some are lucky and end up at this sanctuary or other caring hands, but most are euthanised. Dingoes may be "tamed", but not truly domesticated, like any other wild wolf species you can find. They are NOT a domestic dog breed, regardless of whether they make look like one to you.

[ejdavid3]

Dingoes are not wolves but archaic dogs. Many varietes exist in the world, including the African Wild Dog, the Simatra Singing dog, and the American Carolina dog, among others.

The Carolina dog was isolated in about 1972, but enough of the pure wild stock remained that it is AKC recognized. No evidence of dingoes in Austrailia have been found that are anywhere near as old as the Native American migration that presumably brought the dogs no later then about 14,000 years ago.

[nikicd]

ejdavid3: The African Wild Dog is not even in the genus Canis. The dogs in the other parts of the world you've mentioned have fooled many people, including scientists, with their basic similar appearance. They are not dingoes, but may well have originated from dingoes after being subjected to domestication and interbreeding with other dogs in their recent history. Learn a bit about peninsular Indian wolves, then come down to Australia and observe some actual dingoes.

[joeabro1]

very cool they sound like wolfs five stars.

[dianmc]

thanx niki, i love your fantastic videos.

[wildstar1]

Beautiful music.:)

[579862BRADLEY579862]

How come Bingo keeps whimpering?

[nikicd]

579862BRADLEY579862: Opal is whimpering, not Bingo. She's upset because she can't find a way to give her bone to the puppies on the other side of the fence.

[lupinesoul]

I love all your videos, thank you for teaching me about dingos!

[SilverWolfKitten]

a beautiful sound. Are any of those dingoes tame?

[nikicd]

SilverWolfKitten: Yes, all of them are habituated to their human carers to make life as comfortable for them as possible. You can see them interact with me more closely in some of my other videos.

[lupinesoul]

awesome :)

[ScottyTerrier2003]

five howls for this brilliant video, I love dingoes

[nikicd]

Thank you.

[jirdimaster]

I love to here canines dogs marsupials or whatever they are howl its cute.

[nikicd]

For those who want to know:

Marsupial mammals are entirely different animals such as Thylacines, Kangaroos and Koalas. They rear their offspring in pouches.

Humans, deer and canines are placental mammals. Their offspring develops in a placenta in the womb.

Dingoes are part of a group of wild canine species called "wolves". Members of the group have common behavioural and physical characteristics. Some of the group members are: Gray Wolves, Indian Wolves, Red Wolves and Ethiopian Wolves.

[jirdimaster]

The point is i like it when they howl

[nikicd]

I realize that... I wrote my previous comment for those actually interested in learning.

[hrelish]

good video this is!

[hrelish]

do you howl with them

[nikicd]

hrelish: Yes, in this video they're howling in response.

[lordseal92]

Great video nikicd, 5 stars!!

[nikicd]

Thank you.