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Tasmania's landscape also reveals its wild heart through its expansive temperate rainforests. Covering 10% of the island, these forests flourish in an environment marked by high rainfall; they possess cool and often silent ecosystems, unlike their tropical counterparts. Various specialized species, including the now-extinct thylacine, have historically inhabited these woodlands.
Notable residents of this biodiverse environment include the Tasmanian devil and padder melons, both marsupials that have adapted beautifully to their surroundings. While padder melons are small and resemble their wallaby cousins, they are solitary creatures who thrive in the dense forests.