No matter how cute their puppy dog eyes are…Don’t feed the dingos at Uluru!

If you’re travelling around Uluru, you’ll more than likely come across some wild dingos in Uluru. You’ll likely see signs dotted around the park that tell you not to feed them. Feeding dingos is a big no-no!

They’re not the same as domestic dogs. Dingos are wild animals. While there are a few different Think of them as the wolves of the desert. While they might look cute and fluffy, they do have very sharp teeth!

Feed humans, not dingos

It might be tempting to feed dingos, especially if they look hungry. But dingos have adapted well to living in the desert for thousands of years, so they won’t be short on places to find food!

Their puppy dog eyes are a tactic to try and get more food!

Dingos are scared of humans. Keeping dingos away from humans and keeping away from them is how we keep a safe relationship with dingos.

Here’s why:

• Dingos will come back for more food! As soon as you feed a dingo, they will associate you with food – dingos are clever animals, and they will remember who you are!
• This means that dingos will come back after you initially give them food the first time.
• Dingos have sharp teeth. Getting close to a dingo means you’re closer to these sharper teeth!
• Give a dingo food once, and they’ll always come back for more…

What can happen if you feed a dingo?

There are penalties for feeding dingos! That’s because feeding a dingo, even once, can cause an unhealthy mental association in their brain. To a dingo, human = food.

Someone was once fined a penalty of $2,580 for feeding a dingo. That’s a hefty fine!