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Posted: 24 Oct 2022


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When visiting Rottnest Island, near Perth in Western Australia, among the attractions are the little animals known as Quokas (or, occasionally, as a "short-tailed scrub wallaby"). The island was, in fact, named after them by the Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh who thought they were a type of rat and named the island Rottnest (Dutch for rat's nest), though they are actually macropods and related to kangaroos. Quokkas are not much larger than a domestic cat and once were much more widespread in Western Australia, but their population has been decimated by feral foxes and cats.

It's another week, so I'll wish everyone a very Happy Bench Monday and a good week to follow.

Berny, Nouchetdu38, Erhard Bernstein, Rosalyn Hilborne and 31 other people have particularly liked this photo


26 comments - The latest ones
 Pam J
Pam J club
I LOVW THI !
3 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
How great to be on Rottnest Island, such a special place. Great timing with the Quokka.
3 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Lovely candid.
hBM
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbe et admirablement rendue. A Croire que ces quotas sont domestiqués.
HBM et agréable semaine.
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Great shot! HBM! Stay well!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
3 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
All I can say is, "It's a good job this little quokka isn't dangerous." Lovely candid photography, George.
HFF and have a good week.
3 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Cute wee quokka, George!
Xxxhuggs
3 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
A very Australian and cute little animal in an excellent capture, George
HBM and a good week
3 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
HBM, have a good week
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A great shot! The little quokka looks cute though I can see why they thought it was related to a rat- that tail;-)
3 years ago.
 Heide
Heide club
Her fur and tail first made me think of a rat.
They are probably not very shy as you can see here.

I wish you a good new week.
3 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
well captured George :)
we have had in the area near me, an albino wallaby that escaped his enclosure,
he has been seen around for about 16 years now :) everyone loves him . . they called
him Colin . . . sadly he was hit by a vehicle and they called the vets, he had to be
put to sleep to relieve his suffering, poor thing . . they are now going to have a special
memorial srvice for him :) and are opening a pub named after him too . . such is the
interest in this little creature . . wish I had seen him !! and so you did well to capture
this special moment, well done !
3 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
very nice this little quokka that I did not know! thanks for the informations about!
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Feral cats are a problem to other species, and here they are proud to have reintroduced lynxes.... grrrrrrrr
HBM George
3 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Hahaha,sehr schön hast du diesen Moment dieser sprechenden Menschen festgehalten lieber George :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
HBM!

wish you a great week ahead!
3 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Big Rat -watch out!!!! Never heard of a Quokas before but an excellent sneak catch here. Well done George.

HBM, enjoy the day. Herb
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A nice scene, George ! HBM and a good week ahead !
3 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Such a cute little fellow looking for a few crumbs... HBM George.
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
hahaha Ja als je even niet kijkt Hbm George
3 years ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
LOL, this is hilarious. I love those Australian animals, they're so special.

This made my day, George! HBM and a good new week!
3 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Ein süßes Tier. Aber Vorsicht, nicht auf den Schwanz treten.
HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche, George!
3 years ago.
 Sarah P.
Sarah P.
Quokas -- adorable! Glad to learn about them.
3 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm
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3 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very original !
3 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
a very strange little companion for us Europeans!!!!
3 years ago.

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