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's personality Quokkas are known as the world's happiest animal because of their smile! It looks like they are saying cheese to the camera when you take a photo with them. It may just look like they are happy all of the time, but the smiling is actually an evolutionary feature that helps them to pant and cool off. These friendy, inquisitive animals and don't usually have a fear of humans. However, this lack of fear can be dangerous for them, as they can become sick when eating human food or can contract illnesses from people. The best place to see and potentially interact with quokkas is in zoos, including, Taronga Zoo, Perth Zoo, Adelaide Zoo, and Wildlife Sydney Zoo. Quokkas are mostly peaceful animals, but fights can break out from time to time, usually between the males. Even though they are docile and harmless, quokkas will respond if they are threatened, provoked or attacked. A quokka is quite capable of nipping a finger or a hand if you're not careful. Being mainly nocturnal animals, or actually crepuscular, they are most active at dawn, dusk and at night. They venture out of their dens and go out to search for food. Having said that, it is common to see quokkas out an about during the day on Rottnest island, as they think they will be fed by humans.