* On the Australian coat of arms, the Kangaroo and the Emu were selected as symbols of
Australia to represent progress because they are always moving forward.

* There is an urban myth that when European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian (aborigine) what they were called. He replied "kangaroo" meaning "I don't understand" your question. The explorers thought this was the animal's name. And that’s how some people think the kangaroo got its name. More likely the word kangaroo stems from an Aboriginal language (Guugu Yimidhirr). The Aboriginal word gangurru described the Grey Kangaroo.Most people think kangaroos are endemic to (live only in) Australia. In fact, several species of tree kangaroos and forest wallabies also live in Papua New Guinea.