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A Rottnest quokka. Rottnest is one of the few areas in the world where the native quokka can be found. [90] Its survival there is largely due to the exclusion of natural or introduced predators compared to the mainland.
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.
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups.These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and are native to the Australian continent (the mainland and Tasmania), New Guinea and nearby islands.
Chris Hemsworth with a quokka, of course. The middle Hemsworth brother has blessed our feeds once again. The 35-year-old actor posed with an adorable raccoon-like animal on Rottnest Island off the ...
Image credits: TheNameIsPippen With the help of the History Channel’s database and similar archives, people now can go back to nearly any day within the last several decades. Take January 14th ...
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1985 – A management team, including future owners John and Robyn Weigel, is formed to steer the future of park, now named simply the Australian Reptile Park. 1987 – Worrell dies, aged 62. 1989 – 4.7-metre-long saltwater crocodile is imported from the Northern Territory on a special jet freighter, and named "Eric" in honour of Worrell.
Found on seabeds from Alaska to Australia, seagrass meadows are one of the most widespread coastal habitats on Earth. ... “Right now, we’re focused on the planting, the biology and the ...