: a stocky herbivorous marsupial (Setonix brachyurus of the family Macropodidae) of southwestern Australia that has a short tail
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Among the collection of photos shared was Perry posing alongside a quokka before later spotting a chocolate version of the animal in a shop.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 June 2025
She’ll be joined by Quinta Brunson, who will be voicing a therapist quokka named Dr. Fuzzby, and Fortune Feimster, voicing a beaver named Nibbles.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2025
It’s overseen by a quokka named Dr. Fuzzbee and filled with mismatched cops, such as an elephant who keeps getting terrified of the mouse who shares a squad car, or the deer who keeps fighting with a skunk.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
And what is a quokka?
—Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 8 June 2022
Take the potoroo, for example, or the quokka.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 8 May 2022
Rottnest Island Follow the lead of Margot Robbie, Adrien Grenier, Hugh Jackman, Roger Federer and Chris Hemsworth and hop the ferry to Rotto — short for Rottnest, in the Aussie way — for a quokka selfie.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
Unfortunately, development on the mainland has not been so kind to the quokka.
—Hamish Stubbs, National Geographic, 13 July 2017
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 June 2025
She’ll be joined by Quinta Brunson, who will be voicing a therapist quokka named Dr. Fuzzby, and Fortune Feimster, voicing a beaver named Nibbles.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 May 2025
It’s overseen by a quokka named Dr. Fuzzbee and filled with mismatched cops, such as an elephant who keeps getting terrified of the mouse who shares a squad car, or the deer who keeps fighting with a skunk.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
And what is a quokka?
—Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 8 June 2022
Take the potoroo, for example, or the quokka.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2018
The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 8 May 2022
Rottnest Island Follow the lead of Margot Robbie, Adrien Grenier, Hugh Jackman, Roger Federer and Chris Hemsworth and hop the ferry to Rotto — short for Rottnest, in the Aussie way — for a quokka selfie.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2019
Unfortunately, development on the mainland has not been so kind to the quokka.
—Hamish Stubbs, National Geographic, 13 July 2017
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“Quokka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quokka. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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