![]() ![]() When food is scarce they can draw on stored fat in their tails for energy to get them through. Quokkas are herbivores that eat a variety of grasses and shrubs. And it’s another good reason why Quokkas shouldn’t be harassed on Rottnest. It sounds harsh but it’s better than both mother and baby ending up as prey. A chasing predator is attracted by this giving the mother time to get away. Like many macropods, when threatened, Quokka mothers may expel their joeys from their pouched leaving them squealing on the ground. If the joey doesn’t survive, the mother can give birth to another one shortly after because she has others in her womb in a suspended state of development as back-up in case tragedy befalls the older joey. The tiny, pink, hairless and blind joey then finds its way to its mother’s pouch where it stays for around six months. ![]() Quokkas give birth just 27 days after mating.
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