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(setonix brachurus)
By: Kiyah Legg
How Well has the Quokka Adapted to its Environment
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Vocabulary 1. Marsupial- a mammal with a
pouch 2. Nocturnal- active at night3. Inhabit- live there
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Appearance Short coarse brown-grey fur Size of a hare Small rounded ears A black nose at the end of its snout Related to the wallaby
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Behavior Nocturnal Gentle animals Can get sick if you feed them human
food A quokka baby is called a joey
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Habitat Live in Australia on Rottnest Island, Bald
Island, and the mainland Often live in tall grass near a fresh
water source Defended by the dominate males About 10,000 quokkas inhabit Rottnest
Island
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History of Habitat In 1969, a Dutch sailor, Willem de
Vlaming traveled to what is now Rottnest Island
Thought Quokkas were large rats Named the island Rattenest (Dutch for
rat’s nest) Eventually became Rottnest Island
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Diet Are herbivoresLeaves, stems, bark, fruits,
berries, and grassFeed at night
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ThreatsMan Made
Declining population, from human development
Visitors have killed quokkas out of cruelty Natural
On the mainland-foxes, dogs, and cats Developing muscular dystrophy, a disease
in which muscles get damaged and weakened
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Adaptations Marsupial- have pouches They swallow their food without chewing Can store fat in their tails to live off of
so they can live without food or water for a little
Can climb trees
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Conclusion Have adapted very well Can live without food or water for a
while They can climb trees to escape from
predatorsI Think
Quokkas will stay around for a while because of the above Continue to adapt to their environment