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I Flew 25 Hours To Australia Just To See The Cutest Animals In The World – Quokkas
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I Flew 25 Hours To Australia Just To See The Cutest Animals In The World – Quokkas

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When I first saw a quokka on some random image on the Internet, my husband told me that I resembled them more than anything else. Having once looked at them – it is already impossible to forget them. And we went to Australia. Probably more because of them than anything else, although many animals in Australia are incredibly cute.

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Quokkas live on the islands of Rottnest, Bald, Penguin and some isolated sites in Western Australia where there are no foxes and cats – the only places on Earth where they still live.

On the mainland, the quokkas were eaten by everyone who could eat them – they are small and rather helpless.

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We flew for 25 hours to see them and then sailed another 1.5 hours on the ferry.

And it was all worth it. Happier than myself, I have not felt anywhere. Just lying on the sand and offering them a leaf.

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You can not touch the quokkas, but when they themselves are pressed against you, your face, you cannot think of anything nicer.

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Now that I’m sad or tired – I remember that day and look at the quokkas.

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FortnitePlayerGirl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Quokkas are super duper low in numbers. There are less than 8,000 left in the wild, and they are continuing to decline. It makes me happy that she is putting in an effort to make people aware of these adorable animals. Hats off to you!

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diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of them until today - adorable creatures. Hope the decline is reversed.

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Erica D B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I feel bad. I've lived in Australia for practically my whole life (minus one year) and have never seen a quokkas in my life and have had no interest in seeing one. This person flew twenty-five hours just to see one.

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FortnitePlayerGirl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Quokkas are super duper low in numbers. There are less than 8,000 left in the wild, and they are continuing to decline. It makes me happy that she is putting in an effort to make people aware of these adorable animals. Hats off to you!

diane1atk avatar
diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of them until today - adorable creatures. Hope the decline is reversed.

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Erica D B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I feel bad. I've lived in Australia for practically my whole life (minus one year) and have never seen a quokkas in my life and have had no interest in seeing one. This person flew twenty-five hours just to see one.

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