“…Numerous observers recorded that some dingo pups were kept alive specifically with the intention of raising them in human society ( Meggitt, 1965 ). These so-called “camp dingoes” had varied roles in Indigenous communities ( Meggitt, 1965 ; Gould, 1969 , 1970 ; Jones, 1970 ; Hamilton, 1972 ; White, 1972 ; Kolig, 1973 ; Macintosh, 1974 ; Hayden, 1975 ; Macintosh, 1975 ; Barker and Macintosh, 1979 ; Gould, 1980 ; Gollan, 1982 , 1984 ; Breckwoldt, 1988 ; Rose, 1992 ; Corbett, 1995 ; Meehan et al, 1999 ; Smith and Litchfield, 2009 ; Cahir and Clark, 2013 ; Smith, 2015b ; Balme and O’Connor, 2016 ; Koungoulos, 2017 ; Shipman, 2020 ; Koungoulos and Fillios, 2020a , b ; Brumm, 2021 ; Koungoulos, 2021 , 2022 ; Shipman, 2021 ; Brumm and Koungoulos, 2022 ). Some early writers commented on the practical value these animals had as hunting aides (e.g., Dawson, 1881 ; Giles, 1889 :20), although there is continuing debate on this subject ( Balme and O’Connor, 2016 ; Koungoulos and Fillios, 2020a ; Koungoulos and Fillios, 2020b ).…”