At least 673 quokkas were re-introduced from Rottnest Island to the Marsupial Research Station of the University of Western Australia (254 ha) at Jandakot from 1972 to 1988.
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Quokka
//ˈkwɒkə//
Synonyms for "quokka"
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22 translations across 19 languages.
Breton
1 entries- kwoka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 短尾矮袋鼠 noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Finnish
2 entries- kvokka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
- lyhythäntäkenguru noun (Setonix brachyurus)
French
1 entries- quokka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Georgian
1 entries- ქუოკა noun (Setonix brachyurus)
German
2 entries- Kurzschwanzkänguru noun (Setonix brachyurus)
- Quokka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Greek
1 entries- κουόκα noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Hindi
1 entries- क्वोका noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Italian
1 entries- quokka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Korean
1 entries- 쿼카 noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Navajo
1 entries- nahatʼeʼiitsoh adiyooshéíígíí noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Russian
1 entries- квокка noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Silesian
1 entries- kuoka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Spanish
1 entries- cuoca noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Swedish
2 entries- kortsvansvallaby noun (Setonix brachyurus)
- quokka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Thai
1 entries- ควอกกา noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Turkish
1 entries- quokka noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Ukrainian
1 entries- квока noun (Setonix brachyurus)
Welsh
1 entries- cwoca noun (Setonix brachyurus)
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Tammars, quokkas and black-footed rock wallabies inhabit islands in the southwest, while three species of hare wallaby, the burrowing bettong and five species of rock wallaby inhabit various islands in the northwest.
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Older unburnt areas (more than 25 years) on their own appear unable to sustain a quokka population. The largest number of quokkas occurs on Rottnest Island near Perth, where the population estimates vary from 8000 to 12,000 individuals.
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