Editing Phantom kangaroo (section)

{{Short description|Urban legend}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2011}}

A '''phantom kangaroo''' is a report of [[kangaroo]]s, [[wallaby|wallabies]], or their accompanying footprints in areas where there is no native population.<ref name=clark1>{{cite book
  | last =  Clark
  | first =  Jerome
  | title =  Unexplained! 347 Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena
  | publisher =  Visible Ink Press
  | year =  1993
  | location =  Detroit
  | url =  https://archive.org/details/unexplained347st00clar
  | isbn =  0-8103-9436-7
  | url-access =  registration
  }}</ref> Some explanations put forth are escaped zoo or circus animals (as in the UK), or publicity stunts by local businesses using photographs from Australia. Others suggest outbreaks of such sightings are a form of [[mass psychogenic illness]].