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My Love Affair With A Quokka

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 24 Aug 19

The first time I saw a video of a quokka I fell in love. They are furry, friendly and frisky and love nothing more than being fed leaves from trees they can't reach as well as soda crackers (from tourists). People are asked not to...

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Don't Mess with our Quokkas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar 17

Rottnest Island, just off the coast of Western Australia, is famous for its colony of quokkas. These small kangaroo-like marsupials are friendly and relatively tame. This sometimes results in their ill-treatment by visitors to the...

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Bushfires have killed off many of West Australia's quokkas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Sep 16

On the West Australian news a day or two ago was a story about the decimation of the quokka population in our south-west following the devastating bushfires in February 2015. The fire was started by lightning. The fire destroyed...

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Australiana 5! It's about time we had a cute one I reckon! lol.

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 27 Nov 08

I would like you all to meet the Quokka! A Quokka is what's called a "macropod" which means it belongs to the same genus as the Kangaroo and the Wallaby. They are also marsupials, so have a pouch; are herbivores and are most...

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What is a QUOKKA?

jennybianca @jennybianca (12912) • Australia 12 Mar 07

A quokka is an Australian marsupial. They are about the size of a large domestic cat. They are herbivorous and mainly nocturnal. Quokkas are restricted now to the south-west of Western Australia. They are more prevalent on...

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