When were grey kangaroos discovered?

Answer 1

It is not known where or when the Australian Aborigines first discovered kangaroos.

The kangaroo was first discovered by Europeans in northeastern Australia, when the Endeavour was damaged on the Great Barrier Reef near modern-day Cooktown, and required the crew to stay on the mainland for almost 7 weeks repairing their ship. This was near the site of the present-day Endeavour River. When an animal was shot in July 1770, James Cook's botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, first recorded the word as "kangaru" as spoken to him by the local indigenous people.

Answer 2

Australian Aborigines have, of course, known about kangaroos for millennia.

Sea explorer James Cook and his crew were the first known Europeans to record observations of the kangaroo, doing so in 1770. Botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who was aboard Cook's ship The Endeavour, made the first detailed notes on the creature, recording the Aboriginal word "gangurru" as "kangaru".

Answer 3

Grey kangaroos were known by the indigenous Australians thousands of years before European settlers ever set foot on the continent.

grey kangaroos, specifically the Eastern grey kangaroos, were first discovered by Europeans when James Cook's ship, Endeavour, ran aground near today's Cooktown as a result of being damaged on the Great Barrier Reef. This occurred in June 1770.

The ship took nearly two months to be repaired, and this gave Sir Joseph Banks, ship's botanist, plenty of time to make observations and drawings of the native wildlife. This was when Banks managed to communicate with the local Aborigines well enough to record the name of the kangaroo as gangurru. The first actual recorded sighting was on 14 July 1770 when a crewman shot one of the animals and brought it back to the main camp for examination. This would have been an Eastern Grey because it is known to frequent coastal areas, unlike the Red kangaroo.

Answer 4

Sea explorer James Cook and his crew were the first known Europeans to record observations of the kangaroo. Botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who was aboard Cook's ship The Endeavour, made the first detailed notes on the creature, recording the Aboriginal word "gangurru" as "kangaru".

Answer 5

Sea explorer James Cook and his crew were the first known Europeans to record observations of the kangaroo, doing so in 1770. Botanist Sir Joseph Banks, who was aboard Cook's ship The Endeavour, made the first detailed notes on the creature, recording the Aboriginal word "gangurru" as "kangaru".

Answer 6

the first siting of kangaroos was 1997 by captain Wayne King

Answer 7

Millions of years ago.