O-Net 2019

Sydney: A dingo dragged a sleeping toddler from a camper van on a popular Australian holiday island late on Thursday, but his father awoke and pulled his 14-month-old son from the jaws of the animal. The parents woke up to the baby screaming, chased after him, and had to fight the dingoes off to take the 14-month-old boy away. The boy suffered head and neck injuries in the attack on Fraser Island off the northeast coast and was taken to hospital. In 1980, baby Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a tent in a camping ground in Australia's outback, with her mother claiming she was taken by a dingo. The baby's body was never found, and Azaria's mother was jailed for three years over her daughter's death. It was not until 2012 that a court ruled that a dingo had killed Azaria. Dingoes, introduced to Australia about 4,000 years ago, are a protected species on Fraser Island and are a popular attraction for camping tourists. They are also protected in Queensland's national parks, World Heritage areas, Aboriginal reserves, and the Australian Capital Territory. Elsewhere, they are declared a pest species.       From the news report, we learn that______.

1. dingoes are ancient animals found only on Fraser Island 2. Aboriginal communities protected dingoes 4,000 years ago 3. dingoes are protected in many parts of Australia 4. dingoes are protected because they are rarely seen in parks 5. Azaria was actually killed by a dingo in 2012

Answer: 3. dingoes are protected in many parts of Australia