How Selfies with Quokkas on Rottnest Island Are Helping the Quokka Population Bounce Back
Photo: Chris Hemsworth/Instagram Tourists don’t have to work hard to score a photo op withRottnest Island’s quokkas. More than 12,000 of the marsupials roam the Australian island. They’re friendly with people, often approaching tourists eager to take a quick photo with the so-called “world’s happiest animal” — since the quokka’s mouth naturally curves to look like a smile. “The quokkas are themselves very inquisitive, so they will look at the camera,” Michelle Reynolds, the island’s executive director, tells PEOPLE....