The 'buffaroo': not necessarily a 'first sight' depiction

In their paper titled 'The buffaroo: a "first-sight" depiction of introduced buffalo in the rock art of western Arnhem Land, Australia' (May et al. 2020), the authors discuss the painting of a water buffalo (L. Bubalus bubalis), executed in red lines with white infill. Aboriginal traditional owners named the painting 'the buffaroo' because it appeared to combine elements of both buffalo and kangaroo. The authors 'contend that this painting embodies a period of experimentation for Aboriginal rock painters and provides insights into adaptations necessary to depict new animals being introduced in this region in the nineteenth century ...'. They add that 'In a wider context, this painting also hints at a process of buffalo being integrated into artistic and cultural systems in northern Australia'.