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According to the , in a faux project dubbed Street Roo, the company will be equipping more than 1000 kangaroos with 360-degree head cameras so as to capture images from the remote Australian outback.

The cameras will be powered by solar panels stitched into the back pocket of custom-made roo jackets that leave the marsupial’s own pouch accessible for the joey.

Can't imagine how the hopping video will turn out? Google says it has developed software to smooth it out. Images will be wired to Google in real-time.

A GPS tracker embedded into the jacket will match the location of the kangaroo to ensure the image is accurately uploaded onto the new Street View layer.

Twilio Telegraphs