This little guy is called quokka. They only live on a small part of Australia, and they're unbelievably cute! Just found out about them today
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Nah, if you need to know why they've been vanquished to Australia you just need to look into their defense strategy.
This is the reason for the sly smile
When a female quokka with a joey in her pouch is pursued by a predator, she may drop her baby onto the ground; the joey produces noises which may serve to attract the predator's attention, while the mother escapes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka#DescriptionJust gotta outrun babies, smart