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If you want to touch this lost world, go to Southern Spain.

The story of Andaroos begins in 711 AD. The Umayyad Caliphate, based in Damascus, sent General Tariq ibn Ziyad across the narrow strait separating North Africa from Europe. He landed with a small army of Berbers and Arabs. Legend holds that upon landing, Tariq burned his ships and told his men: “The enemy is before you, the sea is behind you.” andaroos

They defeated the Visigothic King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete. Within a few years, almost the entire peninsula was under Muslim control. They called it Al-Andalus.

Initially, it was a province of the distant Umayyad Caliphate. But when the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads in Damascus (750 AD), slaughtering the royal family, one prince escaped. To determine which definition applies to you, check

The Andaroo has earned the nickname "The Garden Ghost" among locals. Why? Because of its bizarre diet and feeding habits.

While kangaroos graze on grass, the Andaroo is a browsing specialist. It has a voracious appetite for night-blooming flowers and rare medicinal herbs. Legend says that if you find a patch of Moonflowers that have been nibbled down to the stem, an Andaroo has been having a midnight feast. Are you in Indonesia or a duty-free shop

This diet has led to a fascinating (and unproven) superstition: If you spot an Andaroo, good health follows. They are seen as living barometers of a thriving ecosystem.