Popsugar Living Bucket List Rottnest Island Quokka Pictures You Can Take Selfies With Friendly Quokkas on This Island, and We're Already Booking Flights 6 September 2018 by Victoria Messina First Published: 25 July 2018 A post shared by Candace Harrison (@candarama) on Jul 19, 2018 at 11:50pm PDT Take a moment to picture the cutest animal you've ever seen. Now, multiply its cuteness factor by about 17 trillion, and you've got the quokka. Dubbed "the happiest animals on earth," quokkas are one of the main reasons tourists flock to Rottnest Island in Western Australia. The furry, pint-sized marsupials (which is the fancy word used to describe mammals that carry their young in a pouch, BTW) are always willing to ham it up for the cameras and take selfies with visitors — and they usually look like they're smiling for the photo opps! The furry quokkas of Rottnest Island sort of look like a cross between a groundhog and a wallaby, making for one adorable creature that'll steal your heart faster than it snatches leaves from the trees for an afternoon snack. If you're planning to visit Rottnest Island in the near future, we've got a few tips to pass along regarding your imminent quokka selfie adventure: Quokkas are everywhere on the Australian island. Simply wait near one and let it approach you, not vice versa. If you happen to come across a particularly camera-shy one, don't tempt it with food or water. Just find another nearby. Don't touch the quokka, no matter how tempted you may be to pet its furry coat. If you have one, use a selfie stick to snap your #quokkaselfie so you can capture its entire tiny body. Ahead, catch a glimpse at Rottnest's quokkas in all their glory, and you'll definitely feel inclined to book a one-way ticket to Australia ASAP. Get ready for your heart to burst from a cuteness overload in 3, 2, 1 . . . A post shared by Cambo Jones (@cambojones2020) on Dec 12, 2017 at 7:20pm PST 1 / 22 A post shared by Cherise | Travel Blogger (@chereneo) on Jul 19, 2018 at 10:58am PDT 2 / 22 A post shared by Lea Toukoulou (@lea.toukoulou) on Jun 25, 2018 at 3:17am PDT 3 / 22 A post shared by Renee Travels (@reneetravels) on Jul 20, 2018 at 8:49pm PDT 4 / 22 A post shared by Allan Dixon (@daxon) on Jul 23, 2018 at 9:13am PDT 5 / 22 A post shared by Cambo Jones (@cambojones2020) on Jan 4, 2018 at 6:31am PST 6 / 22 A post shared by Cambo Jones (@cambojones2020) on Jan 25, 2017 at 10:04pm PST 7 / 22 A post shared by MARK FITZ (@_markfitz) on Jul 24, 2018 at 2:16am PDT 8 / 22 A post shared by NANA東 (@nanadong715) on Jul 22, 2018 at 10:24am PDT 9 / 22 A post shared by Travel✈Wild🌏Life❤Luciano&Tonia (@the_traveler_l_f) on May 23, 2018 at 11:26pm PDT 10 / 22 A post shared by Joey Kaka (@joeykaka.kaka) on Jul 22, 2018 at 9:11am PDT 11 / 22 A post shared by Emily (@the_emster) on Jul 20, 2018 at 10:20pm PDT 12 / 22 A post shared by Candace Harrison (@candarama) on Jul 19, 2018 at 11:50pm PDT 13 / 22 A post shared by Oh Hey Micky (@ohheymicky) on Jul 21, 2018 at 4:51am PDT 14 / 22 A post shared by Trude Nordby Furseth (@trudella69) on Jul 7, 2018 at 1:26am PDT 15 / 22 A post shared by Caitlin (@caitlinhope27) on Jul 21, 2018 at 12:10am PDT 16 / 22 A post shared by Jen (@jenga1985) on Jul 19, 2018 at 10:49pm PDT 17 / 22 A post shared by Kieran Odie (@kieran_odie) on Jul 14, 2018 at 12:48am PDT 18 / 22 A post shared by n a t a l i e (@natalie_furtwnglr) on Jun 2, 2018 at 3:52am PDT 19 / 22 A post shared by camille t. pettit (@camilfy) on Jul 13, 2018 at 8:39am PDT 20 / 22 A post shared by An Ki (@ankizch_) on Jul 10, 2018 at 5:58am PDT 21 / 22 A post shared by Destination WA (@destinationwa) on Dec 17, 2017 at 11:40pm PST 22 / 22 Bucket ListCute AnimalsTravelAustralia