Quokkas are not supposed to be touched or fed.
It's for their own good.
I know they look super cute and sweet, but it's for their own good that they shouldn't get used to humans
Owning wild Animals for personal enjoyment is a sign of pathetic selfishness.
I seriously hope anyone who'd actually take an animal out of the wild gets snatched up by Aliens, taken to an alien place and every whim of your life controlled by your new owner.
I feel a certain kinship with these adorable little creatures, for I too have a short, chunky body with powerful legs lol. They definitely have me beat in the smiling department though 🫠. #QuokkaFan
Where they developed, they didn't have large predators, so they didn't develop the kind of survival mechanism that treats "big mammals" as an inherent danger. That "toss your babies to escape" adaption is a sign they have high birth rates, too.
Just so everyone knows, only ONE quokka lives off of Rottnest Island & that's at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney. They used to live along the coast of Perth but now are safely protected on the island. People feed them human food & that's bad for them. I didn't get too close to them respecting their space
Despite what the video shows, you should not pet or pick up quokkas. They are naturally curious and it's easily possible to get pictures of them without touching them.
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Ohhhhmyheart.
It's for their own good.
I know they look super cute and sweet, but it's for their own good that they shouldn't get used to humans
It's illegal to touch them.
I seriously hope anyone who'd actually take an animal out of the wild gets snatched up by Aliens, taken to an alien place and every whim of your life controlled by your new owner.
Toss their babies aside & make a quick get away
In short, they never learned to fear us.
I’m almost afraid to ask if this means the baby became lunch