Today Critters, we continue our creature feature Australian explorations with the incredible iconic wild Dingo.
After going to extremes with Monotremes Part 1 The Platypus and Part 2 The Echidna and furthermore, Marsupials with the Koala and Wombat, we are laser focused on, well, dogs!
First and foremost, our Core Community Critter, our one and only Senior Adopted Jojo, Canis lupus familiaris furever, must now go to great lengths for a deep deep reflection on his own true nature both domestic and in the wild. What. If.
Please, join him now along with his ever steady and at the ready cat companions, Jasper Kitten and Chris in excellent candid canid critter conversation. Take it away!
Heidi: Hello Friends and welcome welcome to a new week of fascinating fauna! We’ve got a new lineup to share with you and we’re about to go, well, dog wild!
Jasper: Greetings, Everyone. We are super and duper happy to jump right into a new discussion about the remarkable Dingo. The end.
Chris: Welcome and thank you for being here on the Couch for our Conversation. The end.
Jojo: Dear Gentle Critters and Dear Gentle Readers, please let me begin with my tried and true statement that I luvluvluv you. Furever. Furthermore. We will now discuss the Dingo. The end.
Jasper: Excellent conversation opener, Jojo. We’re all ears.
Chris: Ditto. The end.
Jojo: Very well then, we are all set. Go.
Jasper: Jojo, given the ancestry of the Dingo from south Asian wolves, and subsequently arriving in Australia approx 4,000 years ago or possibly possibly even thousands of years before that, do you think the Dingo if and only if they were to be domesticated would wear a Bow Tie?
Jojo: Thank you for the rather complex question.
Jasper: Of course. I’m all ears. How bout you, Chris?
Chris: What.
Jasper: Excellent, thank you for listening, Chris.
Chris: No problemo.
Jasper: Jojo. Please. Proceed.
Jojo: Nope. They are wild dogs who have branched off on the evolutionary tree and are a special iconic part of the Australian wildlife ecosystem. Bow Ties are not an essential requirement or even a mere accessory of their coats which have varying shades, also known in the vernacular as color morphs. For example, Dingoes are mainly tan, but some color morphs are darker, varying from orange-red to black or black and tan. And which is nowhere close in comparison to my red and black checked Bow Tie. The end.
Jasper: Did you say Orange?
Chris: Where.
Jojo: Yes. I said Orange.
Jasper: I see.
Jojo: For example and in general. Dingoes in coastal areas have sandy colored coats, alpine areas have lighter coats, and inland areas have orange to red coats. Black coats and, shall we say, subsequent genetic variations such as black and tan or even white color morphs also happen, arise and occur. The end.
Jasper: Thank you for the clarification on color morphs of the Dingo.
Jojo: Of course. You’ve very welcome.
Jasper: So, Jojo, given that you live in the Condo, would you say that wearing a Bow Tie is appropriate to your domesticated environment?
Jojo: Correct.
Jasper: But if you were wild like a Dingo then you would be more, shall we say in the vernacular, au natural?
Jojo: Absolutely.
Chris: Who does that? Who.
Jasper: Chris, this is a hypothetical discussion pertaining to Jojo’s domesticity if and only if he were to revert to the wild. The end.
Chris: Of course.
Jasper: Critters, let’s share another photo of the incredible Dingo for the edification and enjoyment of our Readers:
Chris: I find this photo highly relatable. Cuz. Dingoes like being together.
Jasper: Correct. Chris.
Jojo: We never need to go through this alone.
Chris: That helps me, Jojo.
Jojo: Would now be a good time to discuss where they sleep and then immediately followed by what they eat?
Chris: In that order?
Jojo: Not necessarily, Chris.
Chris: I would like to advance the conversation to its logical conclusion in the following order. Thus. 1) What do they eat? Furthermore, I would then like to follow that immediately with 2) Where do they sleep? Question mark. Question mark. The end.
Jasper: Jojo. Please. Proceed.
Jojo: Thank you very much. First and foremost, they eat a carnivorous diet with omnivorous supplementation. And. They primarily forage at dawn and dusk which is known in the vernacular as crepuscular. The end.
Chris: Fascinating. I could fall asleep just hearing about it.
Jojo: Given their crepuscular hunting behaviors, Dingoes sleep a lot during the day. Full stop.
Chris: Excellent. And with that, I invite all of our Critters to join me on the Couch. Thank you for being here with us for this CwC exploration of Australia’s iconic and wild native Canid, the Dingo. The end.
Jasper: Thank you, Friends. We’ll see you next time on Furever Friday, so please stay safe and have fun out there.
Jojo: And remember that I luvluvluv you and remain yours truly, Canis lupus familiaris furever. The End.
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Poetry with Pets
The one and only
Native wild dog of Oz
Living in a pack
By Jasper Kitten, Chris and Jojo
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