Cheeky
quokka hops a
boat to
freedom and **w
everyone's looking for it
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The humble and
very adorable quokka is a creature only found on Western Australia's Rottnest Island, but it seems one has made an unlikely escape via barge.
An adult
quokka was reportedly spotted at a waste recovery centre in the Perth suburb of Canning Vale on Jan 4. by a worker **t familiar with the species.
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The worker took a photo of it and thought it was a "big rat," according to the
Western Suburbs Weekly.
The
quokka is a protected species, due to a "vulnerable" conservation status, and authorities are trying to figure out if the animal is still in the centre or has made its way to surrounding bushland.*
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