Kangaroo Island is an unspoilt island 15 km from the shores of the Australian mainland. It is remarkable for its wildlife and its untouched woods which have been growing here for thousands of years. Many species which Australia is famous for can be found here like Kangaroos, Wallabies, Koalas exotic birds and some which you might not expect to be found here like penguins and seals. There are plenty of opportunities to see those creatures from a nearby distance since most of them seem to be used to human guests. It might be surprising that Kangaroo Island was separated from the mainland only 9000 to 10000 years ago. Due to the separation from the mainland some animals have evolved differently, e.g. the Kangaroo Island kangaroo. Human population can be traced back 16,000 years from now since stone tools and Aboriginal campsites have been found in the early 1900s. European settlement started in the early 1800s. http://wikitravel.org/en/Kangaroo Island