Tasmania is full of interesting wildlife, which is easy to see both in the wild or in one of
the several excellent wildlife parks.

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This is a young wombat we visited with at an animal park. He was quite rambunctious and liked to attack the keeper's legs. The keeper had raised him from an early age and reported that much of his house had been damaged during the process. We did see a number of Wombats in the wild as well.

We did see a number Tasmanian Devils. The one we saw in the wild was, unfortunately, roadkill. They are suffering from a disease, and their numbers have been drastically reduced in many areas. The animal parks are attempting to develop breeding programs to ensure the species does not disappear. Although they've got a reputation for being fierce, they little ones are quite cute.

And of course there are Kangaroos! Not as common as the Wallaby, although we did see some in the wild. The ones at the animal park were happy to be fed.

The birdwatching was good, although there are not as many species as on the mainland. The Pelican won for funniest-looking bird.

This is a Spotted Quoll, a small cat-like marsupial predator. We did not see any of these in the wild, as they tend to be noctournal.

Here is our collection of 100 sea stars, which we gathered at the Friendly Beaches on the east coast.

The animal we spotted most often was the Wallaby. It seems that in Tasmania each campsite comes with its own Wallaby, which hangs around in the bushes waiting for you to drop some food. At night they come in and drink the dirty dishwater if you happen to leave it out.

These Padymelons (small Wallabies) were happy to come into our camp and clean up the spilled corn flakes.