However, a recording of a 'roo thumping its foot appears to have been quite a breakthrough. This is the noise these macropods make when they sense danger before taking flight.
Researchers, who are hoping to develop their foot thumping technology, believe it could also be used to guide kangaroos away from busy highways.
hi .......i want toknow if their here refers to researchers or the kangroos?and what is a foot thumping thechnology?
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It refers to "macropods", I think.
— Hly2004
It refers to "macropods", I think.
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'roo is short for kangaroo macropods is short for macropodous meaning having long legs or feet, also refering to the kangaroo.
"Their" refers to the researcher's.
The researchers are hoping to find a technology that would produce an artificial sound similar to the foot thumping sound made by the kangaroos. The sound will then help to scare away the animals from the