Q is for Quokka

A quokka is like a very small kangaroo.

Quokkas eat at night. They eat plants.

They do not drink very much water.

A quokka has a very small tail.

A quokka has small feet.

When a baby quokka is born, it stays inside a pouch on its mother's front.

It drinks milk inside the pouch.

It stays in the pouch until it is big enough to hop around outside.

A pouch is like a pocket of skin.


Words

quokka
A small kangaroo.
Say -
kwok-uh


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