Meet The Happiest Animals On Earth Named Quokkas

Everyone meet quokkas the happiest animal on world, there wasn’t many people outside of Australia to hear about those cute little animals, but it turned out the quokkas became an internet sensation.The quokkas live in clans and they fed themselves predominately with plants. A large part of their population lives on the Rottnest Island. There are around 12,000 individuals and less than 14,000 all over Australia.

Quokka characteristics Quokkas are one of the smallest macropod species in the world, but look a lot like other wallabies. Fully grown, they are roughly the size of a small domestic cat and weigh from 2.5 to 5 kilos and measures between 40 to 54 centimeters in length. Their fur is short, grey-brown, coarse and covers most of their bodies with lighter fur on their tummy. Along with their rounded bodies, they have a black nose, black eyes, a short broad face with rounded furry ears and a short, barely-furred tail. Quokkas have short forelimbs and five clawed fingers that are great for pulling down branches, fighting, climbing, and grooming, while their hind legs are used for hopping. They are able to climb trees and shrubs for their food and they create paths and trails that they use as runways for feeding or to escape from predators. Like kangaroos and wallabies, the female quokka raises its offspring in a pouch. Their life expectancy is about 10 years, but unfortunately, they are classed as an endangered species due to habitat loss, attacks from foxes and feral cats, and climate change.