Saturday 31 August 2024

QUOKKA

 The quokka (Setonix brachyurus), the only member of the genus Setonix, is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.

Quokkas can be found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, in particular on Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany. A small mainland colony exists in the protected area of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, where they co-exist with the critically endangered Gilbert's potoroo.

This post is part of the Saturday Critters meme


4 comments:

  1. What a unique critter, their photo is cute. I am glad to hear they live in a protected area! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a wonderful weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  2. They have the cutest little faces! I've never even heard of them...how special they are!

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  3. I have only been to Rottnest once.. in the middle 1970s. I wonder if everything is still the same.

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  4. Hello. Interesting post and beautiful photo. They are so cute.

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