Tazmania was amazing! The highlight of our trip there was a visit to Cradle Mountain to see the endangered Tazmanian Devils. We ere given a private tour at the privately funded research and rescue center, and even got to pet one! This amazing animal is dangerously close to extinction so it was a sobering experience. The man in the photo expertly picked up the devil by the tail (so he wouldn't get bitten) and the devil immediately snuggled into his arm. We witnessed babies playing and adults sunning themselves on rocks, and heard the amazing sounds they make. Shannon descrbed it as kind of like a cross between a fighting cat and a barking dog. It's VERY loud!