There are many different groups which are capturing this species for breeding and research.

Like a baby kangaroo, a quokka joey is about the size of a bean when it is born.

The quokka is a small member of the kangaroo family. It has small rounded ears, and coarse, wiry brown or greyish fur, and quite a short tail.

It is a marsupial, so the female quokka has a pouch in which the joey stays while it develops. The joey stays in its mother's pouch for about six months before it begins to venture out.

Quokkas recycle a small amount of their bodies' waste products in a process called "caecotrophy". It allows for the re-processing of any food that has made its way through the entire digestive system without being fully digested, and is an adaptation needed for the quokka to survive in areas where water is scarce.

Quolls shelter in hollow logs, hollows in the base of trees, rock crevices or burrows in the sand.

A quokka is a mammal and a marsupial. It is one of the numerous smaller members of the kangaroo family, or "macropods". It is a small, herbivorous macropod endemic to a limited region of Western Australia.

Quokkas are able to breed from around eighteen months of age. Breeding season on Rottnest Island is from January to August, but on the mainland occurs all year around. Being a marsupial and a member of the kangaroo famy, the female gives birth to a single young about thirty days after mating. The joey is born blind and hairless, but makes its way by instinct to the mother's pouch where it latches onto a teat. the teat swells in its mouth, securing it in place. It stays in the pouch for about six months, but after leaving the pouch will continue to feed from its mother for another two months.

Absolutely false - it is not a member of the possum family. The quokka is a marsupial, but actually in a class of its own. For many years it was thought to be a type of wallaby, but while it is one of the 60 or so species in the wide-ranging kangaroo family, it is only a close relative to the wallaby, and not actually a wallaby.

No. Quokkas are quite defenceless creatures. They are only small marsupials, and they do not have speed, agility, or any defensive behaviours. Their only protection is to hide from predators, which they do best by creating "tunnels" in long grass between feeding grounds.

It may happen to be the way the quokka’s mouth is shaped. Quokkas also open their mouths to pant, like dogs, when they get hot, which sometimes looks like the quokka is giving us a big smile.

Quokkas were not created. They were discovered by English travelers.

Yes. The quokka is a mammal and, like all mammals, it is a vertebrate, meaning it has a backbone. The quokka is one of the smaller members of the kangaroo family.

Quokkas are small members of the kangaroo family, similar to wallabies but in a separate family. They are found in just a few populations in Western Australia, but because these populations are largely in protected areas, this marsupial is not listed as endangered.

The main population is on Rottnest Island, and numbers there fluctuate regularly between 8000 and 12000. the next largest population is on the Bald Island nature reserve, where numbers are estimated to be between 600 and 1000. There are about 1000 more scattered through numerous other populations on the mainland. More details on individual populations can be found at the related link below.

Although much research has been done, there does not appear to be any information as to why the Quokka is referred to as the happiest animal on Earth. It is a small animal that is extremely friendly and is not afraid of humans. The animal is also very cute and adorable and almost looks to be smiling.

The quokka is not endangered, despite being found in only a limited area of Western Australia. It is listed as "vulnerable".

Quokkas do not like to swim. Water is also not readily available in their habitat, so they drink very little. They rely on succulents for their moisture needs.

Quokkas are marsupials so, like all marsupials, they give birth to embryonic young that are extremely undeveloped. These tiny newborns are blind, hairless, and about the size of a bean. When they are born, they crawl into their mother's pouch where they attach to one of the teats which swells inside the joey's mouth, ensuring it will not be dislodged when the mother moves. They usually give birth to a single baby at a time, and the joey will stay in its mother's pouch for around 25 weeks.