2022
DOI: 10.3390/ani12172285
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The Role of Socialisation in the Taming and Management of Wild Dingoes by Australian Aboriginal People

Abstract: Historical sources and Indigenous oral traditions indicate that Australian Aboriginal people commonly reared and kept the wild-caught pups of dingoes (C. dingo) as tamed companion animals. A review of the available evidence suggests Indigenous communities employed an intense socialisation process that forged close personal bonds between humans and their tame dingoes from an early age. This was complemented by oral traditions which passed down awareness of the dangers to children posed by wild or unfamiliar din… Show more

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“…But dingoes behave as wild canids; from both behavioral and evolutionary standpoints, C. dingo is regarded as being intermediate between wolves and dogs (Smith, 2015a;Shipman, 2020;Koungoulos, 2021;Shipman, 2021). The human-dingo model can therefore provide insight into the possible nature of the interspecies companionship that arose between foragers and wolves in Late Pleistocene Eurasia and both preceded and led to the domestication of the latter (see also Clutton-Brock, 1995;Shipman, 2020;Koungoulos, 2021;Shipman, 2021;Brumm and Koungoulos, 2022), as has long been conjectured (e.g., Jones, 1970).…”
Section: The Australian Dingomentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…But dingoes behave as wild canids; from both behavioral and evolutionary standpoints, C. dingo is regarded as being intermediate between wolves and dogs (Smith, 2015a;Shipman, 2020;Koungoulos, 2021;Shipman, 2021). The human-dingo model can therefore provide insight into the possible nature of the interspecies companionship that arose between foragers and wolves in Late Pleistocene Eurasia and both preceded and led to the domestication of the latter (see also Clutton-Brock, 1995;Shipman, 2020;Koungoulos, 2021;Shipman, 2021;Brumm and Koungoulos, 2022), as has long been conjectured (e.g., Jones, 1970).…”
Section: The Australian Dingomentioning
confidence: 97%
“…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 ).…”
Section: Aboriginal Peoples’ Relations With Dingoesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Until recently, wolves were thought to have been commensal scavengers approaching human settlements for food left over from hunting, until humans found a use for them in hunting and protection and initiated intentional domestication practices. Current research, in contrast, emphasizes the social nature of dog domestication, with animals valued for their companionship and personal connection as much as any functional contribution to the campsite (see, for example, the dingo in Australian Aboriginal communities: Brumm and Koungoulos, 2022; Koungoulos, 2021). Similarly, Kanne (2022) draws on material from the Hungarian Bronze Age (circa 2300–1500 BC) to make a powerful case that horses directly impacted human modes of social and political organization.…”
Section: Counter‐myth 2: Human Beings (And Their Nonhuman Companions)...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is well known by Indigenous people and has been documented by numerous observers. In daily life dingoes were used for a variety of purposes including as personal protection, warmth, companionship, as guards, and as a "living technology" for hunting [18][19][20][21][22]. These uses, including the degree to which dingoes were used as hunting aids, varied geographically [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%