Su nombre deriva del que les dieron los indígenas originarios de la isla. Sus parientes más cercanos son los canguros y los ‘wallabies’, de acuerdo con Discovery.

Se caracterizan por tener un pelaje marrón grisáceo, orejas redondas, patas cortas, cola pequeña y ojos negros saltones.

Let's be honest here. Do you think your life sucks? I often see people having such a great time that it makes me jealous. What we imagine versus the reality is always different. The photo looks great, yes they did have an epic time, but at a price that goes unseen. You've only glanced a snapshot of a particular instant on their rollercoaster of life. Time before and after that photo miss showing you the struggle of time and energy spent on getting to that point. Likewise for afterwards. We all go up, we all go down, but on different levels of what's normal. We are all emotionally somewhere in the middle between happiness and sadness on our personal level of what is normal life. Of those ever waving emotions think deep down what actually makes you happy? What I want you to do now is comment your answer "What action in your life helps you grow in a positive direction towards happiness?". Do it! I'm collecting these thoughts for a book on mindfulness. It will be filled with pictures of quokkas! #HappyQuokkaMonday @quokkahub

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Su cola les permite saltar y desplazarse a través de túneles que ellos mismos construyen. También son expertos trepadores de árboles.

Son herbívoros y de vida nocturna. Viven en comunidades de entre 25 y 150 miembros.

Pareciera que siempre están sonriendo, incluso cuando duermen.

Lo que los hace más especiales es que no tienen miedo a los humanos. Al parecer les encantan las fotografías.

Aye mate. #quokka #rottnest #seeaustralia #gopro #exploreperth #wa #perthfect #perthisok #perth #happyquokkamonday

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The selfie stick getting some quokka action #quokkaselfie [photo cred: bored panda.com]

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Debido a los recurrentes incendios forestales, sus múltiples depredadores y el desarrollo humano, estos tiernos animalitos se encuentran en peligro de extinción.

#quokkaselfie May not be an @instababby but it's still darn cute. [via 9gag.com]

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Smile for the camera! #quokkaselfie @animal.selfie [via 9gag.com]

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