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The quokka (/ ˈ k w ɒ k ə /) (Setonix brachyurus) [4] is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal. [5] The quokka's range is a small area of southwestern Australia.
Typically, all cassowaries are shy birds that are found in the deep forest. They are adept at disappearing long before a human knows they are there. The southern cassowary of the far north Queensland rain forests is not well studied, and the northern and dwarf cassowaries even less so. Females are larger and more brightly coloured than the males.
Skeletal mount (note damaged skull) Presently, most authorities consider the southern cassowary monotypic, but several subspecies have been described. [3] It has proven very difficult to confirm the validity of these due to individual variations, age-related variations, the relatively few available specimens (and the bright skin of the head and neck – the basis upon which several subspecies ...
Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) Genus Thylogale. Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii) Brown's pademelon (Thylogale browni) Dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii) Calaby's pademelon (Thylogale calabyi) Mountain pademelon (Thylogale lanatus) Red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) Red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) Genus Wallabia
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Quokkapox virus (QPV), also known as quokka poxvirus, marsupial papillomavirus, or marsupialpox virus, [1] is a dsDNA virus that causes quokkapox. It is unclear whether this virus is its own species or a member of another species. [2] It primarily infects the quokka, which is one of only four macropodid marsupials to get pox lesions.
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Billie Lourd is feeling "griefful" on the eighth anniversary of mom Carrie Fisher's death, the actor shared in a moving tribute. On Dec. 27, Lourd, 32, took to Instagram to share a throwback photo ...