Quokkas have rounded bodies with a short tail and a hunched posture. 
They have small rounded ears and a wide face that is much more 
flattened than that of other wallabies. 

Very active at night, the Quokka sleep (often in small groups) during 
the day in the shelter of dense vegetation, and at night time 
(being sociable)up to 150 adults converge on waterholes 

They live in a warm temperature climate in long grass or shrub land 
where they make pathways or runways for feeding and escape if disturbed. 

Quokkas are about 3 ft (90 cm) long and weigh about 7 pounds (3 kg). 
Males (called boomers) are larger than females. 
Females (called fliers) have a pouch in which the young live and drink milk. 
Babies are called joeys; they stay in the pouch for 5 months. 

These herbivores (plant-eaters) eat grass, leaves, seeds, and roots. 
They swallow their food without chewing it and later regurgitate a cud and chew it. 
They need very little water; they can go for months without drinking, and they dig 
their own water wells. 

After a pregnancy of around 4 weeks a single young (Joey) is born. 
The joey lives in its mothers pouch suckling at one of its mothers 4 teats 
for the first 26 to 30 weeks. At this time it leaves the protection of the 
pouch but continues to suckle for another 8 to 10 weeks 
Males are larger than females.