1. How Well has the Quokka Adapted to its Environment
(setonix brachurus)
By: Kiyah Legg
How Well has the Quokka Adapted to its Environment

2. Vocabulary Marsupial- a mammal with a pouch Nocturnal- active at night
Inhabit- live there

3. 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

4. This is a Quokka!

5. Behavior Nocturnal Gentle animals
Can get sick if you feed them human food
A quokka baby is called a joey

6. 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

7. 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

8. Diet Are herbivores Leaves, stems, bark, fruits, berries, and grass
Feed at night

9. Threats Man 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

10. 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

11. Conclusion Have adapted very well
Can live without food or water for a while
They can climb trees to escape from predators
I Think
Quokkas will stay around for a while
because of the above
Continue to adapt to their environment