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This quokkamentary reveals the darker side of quokka selfie tourism

Jennifer Sandlin
Sep 09, 2025
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After watching this half-hour "quokkamentary," titled, "The truth about the happiest animals in the world," I think I might delete "take a quokka selfie" from my bucket list. As much as I love the adorable critters, I'm not sure I should be contributing to the tourism that's wrecking their habitat and endangering them as a species.

The short educational …

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