The best 20 quokka memes so you can identify with a cute little animal

María Cetra • Writer

Sep 22, 2026 12:30 PM EDT

A quokka, the only animal in Australia you can not be afraid of.

We learn in school that in Australia there are a lot of insects and animals that we should be afraid of. There are these stories about enormous spiders that would make anyone shiver in fear, and others about how kangaroos can be better boxers than MMA fighters. No matter how beautiful the place may be, that definetly sets the word to be afraid of what you can find there. Luckily for the terrified people like me, there is another animal that isn't a big insect or a fighting mammal. There is actually a cute cat-looking animal that seems to always be smiling and never in fight-or-flight mode. That animal is called a quokka.

If you have never heard of them, I dare you to look at the images below and not drown in cuteness. They are so heartwarming with their little paws and their big smiles that they actually melt your heart, even through a picture. All the selfies I found of people just running into them are so overwhelmingly cute. It got to the point where I even found Chris Hemsworth in a cute selfie with one of them. Thor has a picture with a quokka. How cute. It really sold me the idea of visiting the place, and also, luckily, running into one of these little guys.

The memes also sold me the idea that their brain is full of happy thoughts, or maybe not one brain cell. In whatever case, they seem so happy that it actually was catching. So, next time you are rotting in bed watching TikToks to stop hearing the voices in your head. Stop for a second and look at these cute little memes. I can promise you that seeing a quokka can be much more interesting than another video of a beauty influencer doing ASMR. This animal can actually be the reason to start the day happily. They actually are smiling, so maybe their smile is strong enough to put one on your face as well. The least we can do is try.