00:00:01Australia’s wild dog the dingo is on the
00:00:05prowl
00:00:06today it hunts alone a sign the dingo is
00:00:10probably on the lookout for small game
00:00:13but it senses a larger opportunity a
00:00:16baby kangaroo called a Joey makes an
00:00:20excellent target it’s too big for his
00:00:22mother to carry if she has to run away
00:00:25the dingo slinks forward while the Joey
00:00:28unaware keeps busy grooming himself his
00:00:35mother senses a nearby predator but it’s
00:00:38not the dingo her attention is fixed on
00:00:41the wedge-tailed eagle flying above his
00:00:45mother calls Joey to her side
00:00:51neither one sees the dingo approaching
00:00:54through the brush for a moment a young
00:01:00male freezes his panic leaves contagious
00:01:12the mother and her Joey make their
00:01:14getaway to the dingo bursts after the
00:01:18ruse the dingoes no slouch when it comes
00:01:31to speed but the Roos reach 35 miles per
00:01:38hour
00:01:43dingoes have better luck hunting in
00:01:45packs when they’re after large kangaroos
00:01:47it’s back to searching for prey that’s
00:01:50not so big and not so fast