Apart from a wide range of animals of both land and water, many animal species can shock you with their unique attributes. Further, there are many of these creatures who can steal your heart at once. One such animal is the quokka. World’s Happiest Animal
who has a happy face like no other animal. Ir is due to this reason, this animal is known to be the “world’s happiest animal”. In this blog, we would discuss more its unique characteristics, features, and habitual aspects.
About Quokka.
This short-tailed sweet-natured marsupial is an inhabitant of Australia. Its scientific name is Setonix brachyurus but is generally called scrub wallaby. Quokka being a small macropod, has a normal size of just like a domestic cat. Talking about their appearance, Quokka has a furry, gray-brownish-colored body. Just like kangaroos, these tiny creatures hold a pouch in which they carry their young ones in their residing habitat.
Existence on the planet.
Quokkas are considered to be the important residents of sparsely populated Rottnest Island. Even though they are under the endangered category in some of the regions of Australia, their least population is now improving in centuries and national wildlife centers.
Quokkas have got their name from a German word i.e, rat’s nest. They were so named by the German people who lived there thousands of years ago. According to them, the quokkas were no better than rats by their looks and so named them “the Quokkas”. After their habitat care and various protection schemes, the population of Quokkas has now grown up to 14,000 on the Australian continent.
Characteristic aspects.
Being the only member of the genus Setonix, Quokkas are considered to have a relation with the marsupials family due to their body size, shape, and attributes. Such like the kangaroos and wallabies, these small creatures carry a pouch to hold their young ones. Also, they gave a small mouth to eat up the things along with the same capability to gather their food. The Quokkas are herbivores by behavior and they tend to gather their food mainly during night times (nocturnals).
Habitat.
Even though they are mainly known to be the residents of the Australian continent, they are sparsely found in different regions of Australia. For instance, you can easily observe Quokkas on some of the smaller islands near the coast of Western Australia mainly on Rottnest Island. They are also found in the proximal regions of Perth and Bar Island sited near Albany. Some of its scattered populations can also be found in the coastal areas and forests of Albany. A small population resides in some protected areas of Two peoples Bay nature Reserve. Here they are critically endangered being Gilbert’s potoroo.
More to know.
Along with its fame as “world’s happiest animal” some of the other features of a Quokka are as follows:
- These small animals are 5.5 to 11 lb by weight and have 16 to 21 in of normal height. Their body is 25-to-30 cm-long including the tail structure. This makes them resemble the macropods.
- They have well-developed hind legs that allows them to jump or walk actively. Moreover, they have a short broadened neck with a rat-like face that seems like a smiling face.
- Talking about their capabilities, Quokka can climb small trees and shrubs with a height of nearly 1.5 meters.
- They have an average life span of about ten years. More than this they are amazing animals with smiling faces existing over the blue planet.
Yes, this is true.. also heard about this on national geographic.. perfect one… Do post more blogs..