Meet The Happiest Animals On Earth Named Quokkas

History of the quokka Quokkas were first spotted in 1658 when a Dutchman named Volkerson said that they resembled an Asian civet cat, but with brown fur. He was the first European to record the sighting of a quokka. In 1696, Dutchman Willem de Vlamingh also discovered the quokkas and described them as large rats. He named the 19km square island just of the coast of Perth, Ratte nest which translated from Dutch to mean rat's nest. As time went by, the island became known as 'Rottnest'.