Today we sailed to Tasmania, an island off the mainland of Australia.
I was looking forward to our visit here as we are going to a wildlife sanctuary.
Tasmania is one of the last places on earth that many native Australian animals still survive.
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is dedicated to rescuing any ill or injured animals and hopefully releasing them back into the wild.
There's quite a variety of critters here.
Of course there were plenty of kangaroos.
And we were allowed to feed and touch them.
Look at those toes!
This spiny looking anteater is called an echidna.
They are found all over Australia.
This is a young wombat.
He will be released into the wild when he's two.
This is a quoll, a carnivorous marsupial that is no longer found on mainland Australia, but still found on Tasmania.
The sanctuary isn't just for mammals.
There are birds such as this Kookaburra.
And this cute rosy parrot.
We also got to observe the veterinarians working on a penguin through a one way glass.
But the star of the sanctuary is the Tasmanian devil!
These fiesta marsupials are threatened but being rescued by the sanctuary as well.
What a thrill to see all these unusual animals!
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