Quokka

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Ready to learn about these adorable quokkas These 50 quokka facts include habitat diet why they smile and throw their baby and how to take the perfect selfie

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Discover 8 amazing facts about the quokka Australia s happiest marsupial Learn about its habitat diet and conservation status

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If you spot a brown fuzz ball bouncing through the brush it s not a rabbit it s a leaping quokka Although they usually crawl on all fours quokkas also use their strong back legs to jump

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The quokka Setonix brachyurus is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat In 1696 Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh mistook these animals for giant rats and renamed the Wadjemup

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Discover the quokka s habitat diet behavior and conservation status Learn why this smiling marsupial is known as the happiest animal on Earth

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The quokka lineage likely diverged from other macropods several million years ago adapting to a more restricted range and a diet focused on vegetation Their relatively small size and specialized habitat

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The quokka was common in coastal parts of the mainland of southwestern Australia until the 1930s when the red fox Vulpes vulpes was introduced This voracious hunter made short order of the

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The quokka Setonix brachyurus is a small herbivorous marsupial from Australia famous for its smiling face They belong to the macropod family related to kangaroos and wallabies

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The quokka has a short tail unlike other macropods like kangaroos and wallabies They re known for their smiling expression due to facial structure Photo by Mark Stoop on Unsplash