Quokka

Distant cousin to Kangroo:👬

Quokkas,like kangaroos are marsupials which means they are mammals that carry and nurse their baby- called joeys- in pouches in their stomachs. Like the kangaroo quokkas also have strong back legs to hop in vegetation and thick grass.

Diet:🌿

Quokkas feed at night on grass, leaves and bark.They also have the ability to survive for a long time without food or water, using the fat stored in their tails.

Habitat:🏝️

They have an island named after them. When Dutch explorer William Damper first found on rottnest island off the coast of Western Australia, he thought that they were rats the size of cats. He originally named the island Rattenest which means rats nest and it was later changed to Rottnest.