Wildlife

I'm going to try to do better about posting on here. But I'm still going to make this only another glimpse of Tasmania. (I can't give away too much at once, right?) So, I already posted a picture of some kangaroos we saw at a wildlife park we went to. I also saw emus and Tasmanian devils there (among other things).

Tassie devils

Tasmanian devils are about the size of a small dog (or raccoon). From what I understand, they primariliy eat roadkill. However, they are dangerous due to the strength of their jaws. They can bit through bone (and, thus, eat the roadkill, bones and all). The ones we saw weren't overly active. However, we did see some interaction between them. They make a sound that's a mix between a growl and a cry/whine. Also, for the record, they do not spin in circles. We saw a couple adults and also some younger devils. The younger ones especially were kind of cute.



Wallabies and brush-tail possums, oh my


My other biggest brush with wildlife involved Alissa's car and a ride at dusk. We went out to a country road for a wallaby-sighting expedition. First, we passed the kangaroo crossing sign on the side of the road. Then, we drove through a somewhat-wooded area and saw TONS of wallabies. They were on the side of the road and hopping across it. We also saw a couple of brush-tail possums. These are much cuter than the "American" possums. They're furry and look a bit like lemurs. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures from this expedition, since it was dark and we were driving. So, here are a couple photos I foudn online of what those animals look like.



Echidnas
My last wildlife sighting happened the day before I left. We went to brunch at the river gorge. As we were leaving, we saw an echidna in the grass. Echidnas look similar to porcupines. They are different because they have an anteater-like snout they use to find bugs in the ground. They're also marsupials who lay eggs and have a pouch for their young.