People in Austrailia/Tasmania, please answer quickly homeschool proj.?

Question

I have a home-school assighnment to find fun facts about Tasmania, please no fun facts about the Tasmanian devil, I already have those.

Answer 1

The Tasmanian Tiger (sadly now thought to be extinct).

The Tasmanian tiger is not actually a tiger but a marsupial with stripes

The Tasmanian Tiger, also called the Tasmanian Wolf, is a large marsupial native to Tasmania. Most scientists believe it to be extinct, however each year there are about a dozen unconfirmed sightings in remote areas of the state, and several reported sets of Tiger tracks. In January 1995, a Parks and Wildlife Service officer observed a Tiger in the Pyengana region of eastern Tasmania, and being the most reliable sighting in some time, the government launched an investigation to possibly confirm the existence of the Tiger.

The Tiger was about 5 feet (1.5 m) long, and had light brown fur with dark stripes across its lower back. Tasmanian Tiger jaws are believed to open wider than any other mammal.

Tigers were common toward the start of the century but were hunted extensively because they threatened sheep. Tiger skins and a preserved Tiger can be seen at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart. Footage of Tasmanian Tigers can be viewed at the Tasmanian Devil Park in Taranna (near Port Arthur).

Tasmanian Tigers are also known as thylacines after their Latin name, Thylacinus cynocephalus.

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- The population of Tasmania is 485,000. Main centres are Hobart (the capital city with 200,000 people) Launceston (98,500) Burnie (18,000) and Devonport (25,000)

- Tasmania has more than 2000 km of walking tracks and 18 national parks.

- The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area covers 1.38 million hectares.

- Hobart has the nation’s second-lowest rainfall (626 mm or 24 inches) of all Australian capital cities.

- The average summer temperature is a comfortable 21°C (70°F). Winter’s average is 12°C (52° F). more

Answer 2

Two "fun" facts about Tasmania that immediately spring to mind... there is a place (just north of Hobart) that is called Bagdad.  I've been to Bagdad many times; and it's a brilliant joke to tell people.

The other thing that springs to mind is Doo Town.  It's just south of Hobart (on the way to Port Arthur).  It started life as a holiday spot; and a couple of the residents named their homes with "doo" in it.  Now practically every house is named.  There's Didgery-Doo, We Doo (and their neighbours, We Doo II), Dobedobe Doo (obviously a Frank Sinatra fan), and many others.

Another "interesting" fact... Tasmania is the only place in Australia that has Bumble Bees.  Bumble Bees are not native to Australia, and it seems a few of the little buggers escaped from a research facility.  Prolly scare the whatsits out of our native bees, which are tiny by comparison.  LOL