Quokka

features

• The quokka has a weight of 2.5 to 5 kg and is 40 to 54 cm long with a tail of 25 cm at 30 - that is pretty short for a macrópodo. It has a stocky build, round ears and a short, wide head. Although it seems more like a very small, stocky kangaroo, you can climb small trees and shrubs. Their skin is thick and taupe. The Quokka a small amount of recycled waste products it produces.

habitat

• The Quokka is found in Western Australia, mainly on Rottnest Island (near Perth). There are also small groups on the continent in the bushland surrounding Perth. They thrive in a hot climate, living among bushland in tall grass

habits

• The Quokka is a primarily nocturnal.

reproduction

• The Quokka is an animal that have a gestation period of four months before a new joey is born. The joey lives in its mother's pouch for the first 25 weeks of his life. After leaving the pouch, the joey continues to breastfeed in teets his mother 10 weeks

feeding

• The Quokka are vegetarian animals. Preferentially they feed on herbs, but also like some wild fruits, berries and leaves. Usually they forage on the ground, but if necessary can climb trees

Quokka social life

• The Quokka are very social creatures that relate peacefully with other species, including humans

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