Tourists don’t have to work hard to score a photo op with Rottnest Island‘s quokkas. More than 12,000 of the marsupials roam the Australian island. They’re friendly with people, often approaching ...

As much as Australia gets a bad rep for its diverse array of deadly wildlife, it's hard to think of a wild animal cuter than the Australian quokka. Quokkas look like living teddy bears; they're pretty ...

Two years ago, Roger Federer journeyed his way to Rottnest Island just outside of Perth, and history was made. He interacted with a special marsupial species only native to the island, the quokka. His ...

On the far west of the Australian continent, with the limitless Indian Ocean beyond, there is a set of islands whose animals defy all laws of nature. The three islands lie side by side, but each is ...

ADELAIDE, Australia - A baby quokka made its debut appearance at a zoo in Australia, peeking out of its mom's pouch for the first time on Friday. The Adelaide Zoo in South Australia said the quokka ...

ROTTNEST Island officials in WA are on the hunt for a missing quokka that most likely became a garbage barge stowaway. Residents of Canning Vale, a suburb of Perth, are being urged to keep an eye out ...

Emma Raducanu has recreated Roger Federer's iconic quokka selfie as Team Great Britain visited Rottnest Island on Wednesday, December 31. Raducanu-led Team GB took some time off to participate in fun ...

Like the Galapagos, Rottnest and its surrounding islands hold secrets that defy reason. Only now will they be revealed with an exclusive and intimate look at the life cycle of the Quokka and the other ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --Australia's quokkas have been called the "happiest animals in the world," but numbers of the friendly, contented marsupials have been declining in recent decades. New research -- ...

For Hollywood heart-throb Hugh Jackman it was a quokka selfie. The Wolverine actor looked less menacing as he posed with his furry friend on Rottnest Island on Friday. Jackman captioned the photo: ...