Hi y'all! I really enjoy you three on Sat. Mornings.
Reference to the Tasmanian Devil: They aren't that big, but they sound ferocious even at a wildlife park. Ranger warned us not to try to pet them as they do bite! Glad to hear they are finally trying to reproduce in the wild. (The Tasmanian Tiger went extinct in the last century, with the last one dying in captivity)...very sad!
Now, the dingoes are Wild Dogs....one should not approach them or try to pet them...they are large dogs...coyote size and will attack if cornered.
And yes, they are known for going after small pets & children left unattended in campsites in the bush.
The Meryl Streep movie is based on a true incident.the dingoes did take the baby ...big trial on the mom parent...took a few years but she was exonerated. The. Couple divorced a few years later. The mom was hated for years and she was a rather abrasive personality which didn't help her case. Look it up on Google! I can't remember their name but you will find it.
Great show today! I am a Navy veteran ( I was stationed in Australia 86-87), and my uncle 's name, Ralph Crume, is on one of the pillars of the Garden of the Missing at Punchbowl Natl. Cementery, HI. He was a pilot and his plane went down in action over the Marshall Islands in WW2.... Army Air Corp (predecessor of USAF).
Keep up the good work!
MARY BRANDON.
Reference to the Tasmanian Devil: They aren't that big, but they sound ferocious even at a wildlife park. Ranger warned us not to try to pet them as they do bite! Glad to hear they are finally trying to reproduce in the wild. (The Tasmanian Tiger went extinct in the last century, with the last one dying in captivity)...very sad!
Now, the dingoes are Wild Dogs....one should not approach them or try to pet them...they are large dogs...coyote size and will attack if cornered.
And yes, they are known for going after small pets & children left unattended in campsites in the bush.
The Meryl Streep movie is based on a true incident.the dingoes did take the baby ...big trial on the mom parent...took a few years but she was exonerated. The. Couple divorced a few years later. The mom was hated for years and she was a rather abrasive personality which didn't help her case. Look it up on Google! I can't remember their name but you will find it.
Great show today! I am a Navy veteran ( I was stationed in Australia 86-87), and my uncle 's name, Ralph Crume, is on one of the pillars of the Garden of the Missing at Punchbowl Natl. Cementery, HI. He was a pilot and his plane went down in action over the Marshall Islands in WW2.... Army Air Corp (predecessor of USAF).
Keep up the good work!
MARY BRANDON.