Goofy great danes, doting mama cat, photo-ruining dog, and a carefree quokka. Aye wuv too!
Bored Panda, via Andrew Y.
It’s a quokka without a care in the world, found by Andrew Y.
So, you still think that the quokka is a tame, peaceful animal? Well, when performer Luke Forrester visited the quokkas of Rottnest Island, West Australia, he put on an impromptu show using some rocks and pine cones and… well, let’s just say they went for the juggler.
Why does the quokka always seem so cheerful? Because of its diet. The staple of the quokka diet are the sweet, amusing leaves of the gigglyptus tree (folius uproarius). The leaves are so potent that they can produce a “contact high” in nursing joeys.
I’ll have what she’s having, Andrew Y.
When it’s dreary and you need something cheery, there’s one place to go: the Instagram page of CruzySuzy, devoted to Australia’s marvelous marsupial, the quokka.
The quokka is nature’s cartoon character, with bright sparkling eyes, fuzzy little ears, button noses, and best of all, that infectiously cheerful quokka smile.
And because quokka are marsupials, they carry their babies in pouches, which makes for adorable moments like this one:
But beware: Behind that cheerful smile, beneath those innocent eyes, lurks… pretty much the most pleasant, friendly, unassuming animal you’ve ever met.
Suggested by Andrew Y.
