The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in Australia has issued a severe penalty to an Australian teen as she forced a quokka to vape. Quokka, a marsupial is a short-tailed ...

There were plenty of memorable moments over the 15-day fortnight of the Australian Open, but nothing topped when tennis' biggest stars channeled the "happiest mammal on planet." Players often visit ...

Chris Hemsworth has made a new best friend — and it’s the cutest! The 35-year-old Avengers actor shared a sweet video of himself with a plant in his mouth as he attempted to share the delight with a ...

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 ...

An amazing image of a rare Australian animal flying through the air appearing to want to hug the camera has set the internet alight. In fact, the image of the happy quokka has been said to be a ...

Sydney, Sep 20 (efe_epa).Sydney, Sep 20 (efe_epa). — Quokkas, the small marsupials whose smiles have launched a torrent of selfies on social media in Australia, are at risk of disappearing from the ...

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Quokkas may take more than a decade to recover from a 2015 bushfire in Western Australia, according to new research. A quokka population nearly wiped out by a severe bushfire in Western Australia may ...

That Australia’s unique fauna are adorable is a fact plain to every child who’s ever dreamed of snuggling a koala or every grown-up who’s ever dreamed of boxing a kangaroo. Even the baby-eating dingo ...

ROTTNEST ISLAND, Australia—Alyssa Beaty, a 20-year-old from Minnesota, admits her No. 1 reason for studying abroad in Perth was its beaches. Another top draw was the chance to bag a “quokka selfie,” a ...