Beachgoers on an island in Queensland have been warned to “be dingo-safe” after a string of attacks by Australia’s wild dogs.
Video shared by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science shows the moment a dingo moved in on a group of sunbathers on the island of K’gari (Fraser Island) and bit a French tourist’s rear end on June 4. Another video from the agency shows a dingo chasing a boy and a man down the beach. The same dingo that bit the sunbathing woman also bit a 7-year-old boy a few days earlier.
A week later, another dingo grabbed a 10-year-old boy on the shoulder near a campsite and dragged him under the water. He was saved by his 12-year-old sister and treated for puncture wounds, scratches and bruises.
The same dingo was seen lingering near the camping area hours later, “digging up food scraps that had been buried in the sand.”
Dingoes that lose their natural wariness of people and become habituated may become aggressive while seeking food
the agency said.
Keep your food safe, but your backsides safer!
[Source: fox4news]
