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Three children attacked by dingoes in Australia
On the world's largest sand island, K'gari (Australia), four tourists have been attacked by aggressive dingoes in the space of a week. Among them were three children. The park authorities have responded with patrols and additional warning signs.
Dingoes are dog-like predators that live mainly in Australia and are one of the attractions on the island off the east coast. They howl like wolves and are protected on K'gari. Attacks on humans occur from time to time, but they usually end up being harmless.
The most recent incident occurred on Saturday. A two-year-old child was bitten on the leg by a dingo in a parking lot near the famous Lake McKenzie. Just on Thursday, a dingo bit a four-year-old girl on the shoulder while she was swimming in shallow water. A few days earlier, a woman and a child who were walking on a beach with their family were attacked.
"Weakest members of the pack"
The emergency services announced that no one had been seriously injured. The park authority responded with more patrols and additional warning signs. Parents were also asked to take extra care of their children and to carry sticks to ward them off. "Some dingoes attack children because they think they are the weaker members of the pack," said Chief Ranger Linda Behrendorff.
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