{"id":155114,"date":"2025-11-27T05:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/155114\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T05:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:13:07","slug":"meet-the-quokka-the-worlds-happiest-animal-take-photos-just-dont-touch-them-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/155114\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the quokka, the \u2018world\u2019s happiest animal\u2019. Take photos, just don\u2019t touch them, please"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">With their round faces, tiny ears, beady eyes and seemingly permanent smiles, quokkas have earned a reputation as \u201cthe happiest animals in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>These <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/australasia\/article\/3264205\/marsupials-australia-was-land-furry-egg-layers-scientists-find?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">marsupials<\/a>, found almost exclusively on Rottnest Island off Australia\u2019s southwest coast, have become an internet sensation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In times of global uncertainty, their irresistibly cute charm provides the perfect viral distraction.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Whether in videos or memes, the quokkas \u2013 also known as short-tailed kangaroos \u2013 have captured the hearts of people around the world with their cheerful expressions.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But let us be clear \u2013 they do not always smile.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Getting that perfect angle requires patience. Still, when the moment is right, their friendly grins are almost impossible to resist.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWhile quokkas may appear to be smiling, this is actually due to their uniquely structured jaw, which gives them an illusion of smiling,\u201d explains Arvid Hogstrom, director of environment, heritage and park services at the Rottnest Island Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With their round faces, tiny ears, beady eyes and seemingly permanent smiles, quokkas have earned a reputation as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[93939,972,85,46,93935,93931,93934,93932,93937,93938,141,2012,93933,9876,65259,386,93936],"class_list":{"0":"post-155114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-arvid-hogstrom","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-noongar-language","13":"tag-quokka","14":"tag-quokka-selfie","15":"tag-quokkas","16":"tag-rottnest-island","17":"tag-rottnest-island-authority","18":"tag-science","19":"tag-tourism","20":"tag-wadjemup","21":"tag-wallabies","22":"tag-western-australia","23":"tag-wildlife","24":"tag-willem-de-vlamingh"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}