Unidentified animal

Experts cannot agree on what animal is represented here. I said it looks like a tapir, which could make sense if the paintings were done in truly ancient times by African visitors (one of the more fanciful theories). I don't think the guides took my suggestion seriously - ah well.

Vansittart Bay and Jar Island

April 26th 2015
Geo: -14.1417, 126.25Today we went ashore at Vansittart Bay and had a short hike to a crashed DC 3 aircraft. Later in the morning we motored a short distance across the bay to Jar Island where we had a look at some rock painting "galleries".In the afternoon we commenced our 8 hour trip around Cape Voltare to Swift Bay. The wind was up and the seas were quite rough. Some of the pas ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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