One odd genre of fake photographs we encounter often involve stuffed animals or toys passed off as real animals. For instance, the "world's cutest rodent," this "short-tailed weasel," this "zunzuncito ...

Meet the most smiley animal on earth: the quokka. A native of Australia, the quokka is a marsupial in the macropod family (along with wallabies and kangaroos) with a permanently positive outlook. Its ...

There’s no shortage of charm in the animal kingdom. Cats purr. Roosters crow. Dogs smile and wag their tails. Heck, the internet was built on funny animal pictures! But even die-hard fans of animal ...

The quokka, an impossibly-cute marsupial that's taken social media by storm, is facing unexpected threats in its southwestern Australia home. The quokka, an adorable marsupial hailing from ...

Cats have known the magical bliss of the face massage for eons, it's nice to see that other animals are finally catching on Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Tourism on the Australian island went up 15 percent last year, bringing in funds to go toward research and preservation for the island's 12,000 quokkas Tourists don't have to work hard to score a ...

Animal: Quokka, 2-year-old, 51-pound, female, Husky mix. Where: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas. Open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m ...

If you want to snag a selfie with Roger Federer, it helps to be an adorable animal indigenous to Australia. The tennis legend made a new furry buddy ahead of the Hopman Cup in Perth when he snapped a ...

The animal kingdom is filled with all kinds of charming creatures. Whether its the chilling chimpanzees, dancing peacocks or roaring lions; there are no limits to the marvellous wonders of the wild.