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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It looks like a parody animal animatronic in a hollywood comedy, i LOVE it XD

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seriously. This isn't real, right?

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It’s real! Quokkas are like the happiest animals on Earth:

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Happiest looking, at least. I don't think they're actually delighted all the time?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Probably not all the time, but on their island they have no natural predators, so they do live pretty carefree lives.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

They even have a Lemmy instance!

quokk.au

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's unsettling. The uncanny valley of the animal world

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Behold, the modern human. As they ponder a face of natural happiness they find it disturbing and untrustworthy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Truly a fascinating species!