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The quokka, native to Australia

a year ago by Lady Butterfly she/her to c/aww

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This little guy is called quokka. They only live on a small part of Australia, and they're unbelievably cute! Just found out about them today

gofsckyourself 28 points a year ago

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LadyButterfly 9 points a year ago

You made him even more lovely thanks 😍

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bjoern_tantau 24 points a year ago

They look like puppets and not real living wild animals.

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Bonesince1997 14 points a year ago

Like Disney Animatronics

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9point6 20 points a year ago

I found out about them about a year ago thanks to Lemmy, funnily

I was wondering why one of the Aussie instances was called quokk.au

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Quokka 17 points a year ago

Glad I promoted a curiosity.

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Really_long_toes 13 points a year ago

They’re famous for selfies. They look like they’re always smiling. People call them the happiest animals on Earth.

But when danger comes for their babies… They don’t fight. They don’t protect.

They throw their babies at predators and run.

That’s right — mother quokkas have been observed tossing their joeys out of their pouches to distract predators while they escape.

It’s brutal. It’s cold. But it’s survival.

Scientists call it “infant abandonment as a defense mechanism” — and in quokkas, it’s instinctive. The moment they sense they’re beieing ruthless does. jettison the baby and run for cover.

No last look. No hesitation.

Because in the wild, being cute doesn’t keep you alive. Being ruthless does.

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LwL 10 points a year ago

I was wondering which part about them makes them dangerous or fucked up, given they're from australia. Thanks for providing the answer lol

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streetfestival 10 points a year ago

I'll have what he's having 😜

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cupcakezealot 10 points a year ago

robert irwin holding quokkas is literally my favourite thing in the world tbh

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actionjbone 9 points a year ago

And yet it's killed more humans than all the animals in Africa combined.

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FartsWithAnAccent 7 points a year ago

Are you sure you're not conflating it with the drop bear?

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Lost_My_Mind 4 points a year ago

......this little guy??? Daaaaaamn!!!! Homie is hardcore, yo!

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NutinButNet 2 points a year ago

I want to see what it looks like when aggressive lol

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TomMasz 9 points a year ago

This guy looks like Fozzie Bear waiting for the audience to react to one of his jokes.

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reddeadhead 11 points a year ago

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MaggiWuerze 9 points a year ago

I feel like the picture needs it holding a knife to be believably Australian

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FartsWithAnAccent 9 points a year ago

*knoife

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Brickhead92 2 points a year ago

You call that a knoife? This, is a knoife 🥄!

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Bob_Robertson_IX 7 points a year ago

Nah, if you need to know why they've been vanquished to Australia you just need to look into their defense strategy.

This is the reason for the sly smile

When a female quokka with a joey in her pouch is pursued by a predator, she may drop her baby onto the ground; the joey produces noises which may serve to attract the predator's attention, while the mother escapes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka#Description

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A_Union_of_Kobolds 8 points a year ago

Just gotta outrun babies, smart

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Funky_Beak 8 points a year ago

Getting high on the beach with these guys scurrying about is always a fun summer night.

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princessnorah 2 points a year ago

All ya gotta do is chase one and it'll throw you free snacks!

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FartsWithAnAccent 6 points a year ago

I love these goofy little bastards...

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plyth 5 points a year ago

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LadyButterfly 5 points a year ago

Thank you for bringing this to my life

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prex 5 points a year ago

The island is called rottnest because the Dutch explorers thought they were rats.

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nilaus 3 points a year ago

Wait till you see his tail

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toiletobserver 1 point a year ago

I'm all right, don't nobody worry bout me

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