More than half of Kakadu is designated as Aboriginal land, and is home to cave art that dates back tens of thousands of years.
Returning to the United Kingdom, the society has offered full membership to Lily, which she rejects via MacGregor, who uses the opportunity to insult the society, saying that they are unworthy of the research, or the tale of the trip, or anything learned by it, primarily stories due to their chauvinism and insular nature.