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Irresistible Quokka
Dieses Quokka genannte Kurzschwanzkänguruh kommt fast ausschließlich auf Rottnest Island vor der Westküste Australiens vor und erreicht in etwa die Größe einer Katze. Als die Holländer gegen Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts die Insel entdeckten und die kleinen Beuteltiere zum ersten Mal sahen, hielten sie sie irrtümlich für große Ratten – daher auch der Name der Insel (= Rattennest).
Auch wenn es mir bei dem unwiderstehlichem Anblick sehr schwer fiel, habe ich das Quokka nicht berührt oder gefüttert. Sie sind zwar sehr zutraulich und neugierig, haben aber scharfe Krallen und Zähne, und sollten meines Erachtens auch wie Wildtiere behandelt werden. In Westaustralien sind sie inzwischen fast nirgendwo mehr zu finden, aber auf Rottnest Island haben sie ein sicheres Refugium.
How can you resist if such a cute Quokka is looking so expectantly up to you? I wished I could have put it in my bag and taken home with me to Germany, but of course I didn't. I neither fed nor touched it because in my eyes they are wild animals and should be treated likewise. It is a pity that they are almost extinct in Western Australia, but at least they have this refuge on Rottnest Island about 18 km to west of Fremantle in Western Australia.
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How can you resist if such a cute Quokka is looking so expectantly up to you? I wished I could have put it in my bag and taken home with me to Germany, but of course I didn't. I neither fed nor touched it because in my eyes they are wild animals and should be treated likewise. It is a pity that they are almost extinct in Western Australia, but at least they have this refuge on Rottnest Island about 18 km to west of Fremantle in Western Australia.
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Saw some during my visit to Rottnest island many years ago.
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