On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:34 -0500, "Walt Gilbert" <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice shots, Brian! > > Like others, I do like the second one best. I don't know if they're all > very similar in appearance, but that one has a deceptively domesticated > look about it. They're pretty handsome beasts compared to the mangy > coyotes we have around here. > > And just think how notable an event it would've been in NZ! ;-) > > (Also, I like that word, "fossicking" -- had to look it up.)
That's interesting. I thought 'fossicking' was international in meaning but a bit of Googling suggests it originated in Cornwall and probably got into Australia via Cornish miners. Yes, dingos all look more or less like the one in the photo. They look like domesticated dogs because they have the same origin. It's thought that dingos arrived in Aus several thousand years ago with people migrating from the north when sea levels were lower. Those thousands of years of isolation have caused them to develop into a stable 'breed'. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > On 8/24/2011 7:04 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all > > > > No baby jokes, OK?..... > > > > (well, not unless they're especially good). > > > > It's not all that common to see a dingo in the wild (the notable > > exception being at Fraser island in Queensland) so, when this one showed > > up at Ormiston Gorge in the Northern Territory it was a notable event. > > It certainly silenced a rowdy school group who were on a tour. > > > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2062a-peso.html > > > > and > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP2067a-peso.html > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
