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This little guy is called quokka. They only live on a small part of Australia, and they're unbelievably cute! Just found out about them today

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[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I feel like the picture needs it holding a knife to be believably Australian

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You call that a knoife? This, is a knoife 🥄!

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Nah, if you need to know why they've been vanquished to Australia you just need to look into their defense strategy.

This is the reason for the sly smileWhen a female quokka with a joey in her pouch is pursued by a predator, she may drop her baby onto the ground; the joey produces noises which may serve to attract the predator's attention, while the mother escapes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka#Description

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Just gotta outrun babies, smart