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By Michael Connelly   
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Kangaroos

Widely regarded as Australia's Galapagos, Kangaroo Island is the best place in Australia to see the widest range of free roaming native animals in their natural habitat - kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, seals, sea lions, penguins and platypus, to name but a few.

 

Situated in South Australia and seven times the size of Singapore, the island was separated from the mainland over 10,000 years ago. Animals and plants have evolved differently over this time creating species found nowhere else in the world, such as its own sub species of kangaroo.

The 335-mile coastline provides visitors with many stunning beaches and almost a third of the island is pristine wilderness or conservation parks, twenty one in total, with a rich diversity of flora and fauna, much of which is not found on the mainland. This is why Kangaroo Island is considered a 'must see' destination for all first time visitors to Australia.