Inside tip · Rottnest Island
17th-century Dutch explorers thought Rottnest's quokkas were what animal?
Answer: Large rats
Large rats, so they named it 'Rat's Nest'. Quokkas are actually related to kangaroos and wallabies.
Rottnest has the world's largest quokka population; in Noongar they're kwoka, and the island is Wadjemup. Quokkas are nocturnal, so look early morning or late afternoon.
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