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Vanderbilt University: Where Are the Quokkas? New Study Explains What Happened to the 'Happiest Animal in the World'
February 22, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 22 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Feb. 21:

Australia, recently devastated by severe wildfires, is no stranger to the consequences of climate change, habitat destruction and invasive species.

The quokka, a small marsupial native to Australia, is one such example of a species vulnerable to extinction in the country's harsh surroundings. Known as the "happiest animal in the world" due to . . .

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