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A dingo on K'gari in Queensland.. Dingo attacks on humans are rare in Australia, and when they do occur are generally on young children and small teenagers. [1] [2] However, dingoes are much more of a danger to livestock, especially to sheep and young cattle. [3]
In the wake of these attacks, it emerged that there had been at least 400 documented dingo attacks on K'gari. Most were against children, but at least two were on adults. [34] For example, in April 1998, a 13-month-old girl was attacked by a dingo and dragged for about one metre (3 ft) from a picnic blanket at the Waddy Point camping area.
The wild Australian dogs are generally not aggressive, but attacks on people and their pets have been recorded. Some dingoes that are considered to be aggressive are monitored by rangers with tags.
Attacks on humans by dingoes are rare, with only two recorded fatalities in Australia. Dingoes are normally shy of humans and avoid encounters with them. The most famous record of a dingo attack was the 1980 disappearance of nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain.
The leader of that dingo pack was later euthanized, the department said. It had also been involved in recent biting incidents that led to the hospitalization of a 6-year-old girl, the department said.
Attacks on humans by carnivorous animals have increased steadily since 1950, as growing human populations in new areas make such incidents more common, according to a study published last week.
"A dingo ate my baby!" is a cry popularly attributed to Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton , as part of the 1980 death of Azaria Chamberlain case, at Uluru in the Northern Territory , Australia. The Chamberlain family had been camping near the rock when their nine-week-old daughter was taken from their tent.
Chamberlain gave evidence that, in response to others hearing Azaria cry, she went to the tent. Halfway to the tent, she thought she saw a dingo emerging from the tent having difficulty getting out of the tent and shaking its head vigorously. Her view of its nose was obscured. She cried "Michael, Michael, the dingo's got my baby!"