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Article: Hop, skip and a jump - Kangaroo Island

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June 7, 2009
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This column is a continuation of my trip to Australia in April.

This was the part of the trip I was most excited about - Kangaroo Island.

I'm an animal person and love seeing animals in their natural environment. I had read an article several years ago about the animals of Kangaroo Island and knew I had to go. Kangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island (after Tasmania and Melville Island) with a population of around 4,200 inhabitants. The island is 92 miles long and 35 miles wide with beautiful beaches and an abundance of wildlife. Several species of kangaroo and wallabies are native to the island along with the common brushtail possum, the New Zealand fur seal and the ...

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