The Dingo in Australia and Asia

By Laurie Corbett

Australia’s Native Dog

In this book, Corbett first considers the evolution of these animals, their present distribution, and their relations with indigenous people in Asia and Australia. Enhancing his discussion with eight pages of colour plates and forty black-and-white illustrations, he then offers information on their identification and habitats and outlines methods for studying them.

 He explores the gamut of social and chemical communication among dingoes, focusing on patterns of aggression, dominance, and submission. Corbett speculates on the evolution of ding society in Australia and describes the social dynamics of the pack in the wild and in captivity. He also covers the dingo’s feeding ecology, hunting tactics, and competition with other predators.

Sharing personal observations gleaned from thirty years of research, Laurence K. (Laurie) Corbett introduces the world of the dingo to a wide audience from amateur wildlife enthusiasts to mammalogists.

Soft laminated cover  200 pages,Aprox.175mm x 240mm ISBN 9781876622305 RRP: $19.95