▲A female quokka gives birth to one or two joeys a year.

▲The quokka clan makes its home in swamps and scrublands, tunnelling through the brush to create shelters and hideouts and emerging at night to find food.

▲Dutch Captain Willem de Vlamingh, mistook the marsupials for large rats when he arrived in 1696. He named the island “Rattennest” (Dutch for “Rat’s Nest”), which was later adapted to Rottnest.

▲The average lifespan of a Quokka is 10 years.

▲If a quokka mother is threatened by a predator she will often throw her baby on the ground to distract the predator and save her own life.

▲It is advised not to feed the quokka any human food as it can be dangerous for them. Look but don't touch!

▲Contrary to popular belief, the quokka is not smiling at you, when they get hot, they pant, very much like dogs to keep cool.

▲Despite being super cute, they have razor sharp claws, and would make terrible pets anyway, as they are nocturnal.

▲Quokkas tend to eat bark, grass, stems, and leaves. The first time they consume food they swallow it whole. Then they regurgitate the food and eat it again. This allows them to extract more nutrition.

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The quokka's lack of fear of humans and the small size of their natural habitat makes them vulnerable to becoming endangered as a species.

Although the little critters are not on the endangered list, they are considered at risk.

▲Quokkas do not tend to fight with their own over food or mates and are generally peaceful in their groups.

▲Due to the quokka's tame ways, there have been a series of cruel incidents involving bad people and the unsuspecting animals.

▲In 2015, two French tourists chose to remain in jail instead of paying a $4000 fine for trying to set fire to a quokka.

▲A teenager was fined $2500 for kicking a quokka two metres into the air.

▲The quokka can be found on Rottnest and Bald Islands, WA.

▲Cruelty to the protected animals can result in fines up to $50,000 and in some cases jail.

▲A baby quokka is called a joey and they are too cute for words.

▲A New Zealand man was found guilty of animal cruelty and fined $2000 for trying to prove that quokkas were good swimmers by throwing an animal into the ocean. It swam back safe, but not the point.

▲Last year a man was also filmed pouring a vodka UDL into a quokka’s mouth, which could have killed the animal.

▲Quokka babies gestate in the womb for only one month and then move into the mother's pouch. The baby lives with the mother for several months and at a year they are ready to mate.

▲Quokkas are often described as being the world's happiest animal.

▲Last March, a 21-year-old man Perth man, Corey Douglas James, was fined $3000 for filming his friend chase and kick a quokka.

▲Quokkas have sharp teeth and will shriek if cornered or attacked or if they feel threatened or provoked.

▲People are flocking to Rottnest Island to meet a quokka and hopefully get a selfie with the tame creatures.

▲Everybody loves a quokka, but did you know that they require very little water to survive? Although these animals prefer to live near bodies of water, they rarely ever drink it. This is because they can extract most of the water they need from the plants they eat – their favourite being the guichenotia.

▲Quokkas are not afraid of humans, but it is illegal to make them pets.

▲Although tourists like quokkas many locals that must live with them are not so keen. Quokkas are bold and will enter buildings such as homes and restaurants.

▲Anyone who witnesses animal cruelty is urged to report it immediately to the RSPCA on 1800 CRUELTY.

▲The craze for a quokka selfie knows no bounds with Federer and Margot Robbie both recently taking selfies with the cute marsupials.

The ultimate cute quokka guide

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TRAVEL Quokka

Everybody loves a quokka, but did you know that they require very little water to survive? Although these animals prefer to live near bodies of water, they rarely ever drink it. This is because they can extract most of the water they need from the plants they eat – their favourite being the guichenotia. Read more fascinating facts about the lovable quokka, everybody's favourite selfie marsupial!