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Friendly little fella on Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth, Australia.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Going to Australia in a couple of weeks. Itinery is largely being shaped by my daughters' desire ti see Quokka om Rottnest.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For being known for their deadly animals, Australia sure does have a lot of cute animals. Pademelons are so cute.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Quokas are the deadliest!! They just have a better PR staff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They're among the deadliest but you still have things like Drop Bears to worry about. You can see one being handled here with the appropriate protective gear. Note how it reflexively begins seeking its next potential prey in this frame captured just before the carnage unfolded. The rest of the video is out there but I don't recommend looking for it*.

*If you insist, here's a link.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It looks like a real life teddy bear. Even though I know better, I really want to pick it up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It was really hard not to, but so very illegal. There was a woman walking around with an osprey on her arm. I presume she was part of the anti-quokka-feeding patrol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve never heard such nonsense.

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