Quoll family accidentally completes epic 5600km roundtrip
January 19, 2023 10:30 PM Subscribe
Quoll family completes epic 5600km (3479 miles, which is further than New York to San Francisco) roundtrip after accidentally nesting in pumpkin box. The carnivorous critters from Far North Queensland needed some TLC after being found a little worse for wear at a wholesale market in Melbourne.
Meet Qunicy - the adorable Eastern quoll.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 10:58 PM on January 19, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 10:58 PM on January 19, 2023 [2 favorites]
extremely adorable
I don't know...a quoll looks like maybe what happens to a quokka when you feed it after midnight, a la Gremlins.
posted by bartleby at 2:05 AM on January 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
I don't know...a quoll looks like maybe what happens to a quokka when you feed it after midnight, a la Gremlins.
posted by bartleby at 2:05 AM on January 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
It looks like their carriages turn into pumpkins after midnight.
posted by adept256 at 3:05 AM on January 20, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by adept256 at 3:05 AM on January 20, 2023 [2 favorites]
Yeah a quoll is absolutely an ‘oven gloves’ class marsupial at best
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:03 AM on January 20, 2023
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:03 AM on January 20, 2023
I like that they were returned to "peak condition" before released into the wild.
posted by SoberHighland at 5:16 AM on January 20, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by SoberHighland at 5:16 AM on January 20, 2023 [5 favorites]
I like that they were returned to "peak condition" before released into the wild
There are several species of quoll in Australia, and many of the quoll species are under threat due to habitat loss, predation by feral cats, and from eating poisonous cane toads. So wildlife rehab people take looking after quolls seriously.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 5:37 AM on January 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
There are several species of quoll in Australia, and many of the quoll species are under threat due to habitat loss, predation by feral cats, and from eating poisonous cane toads. So wildlife rehab people take looking after quolls seriously.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 5:37 AM on January 20, 2023 [1 favorite]
TIL that there are species of marsupial predator where the males literally fuck themselves to death the first chance they get.
posted by Aardvark Cheeselog at 7:11 AM on January 20, 2023
posted by Aardvark Cheeselog at 7:11 AM on January 20, 2023
"We identified a really good release location near a creek with a little timber burrow that they could run into and find shelter, which was in pretty close proximity to the farm where they came from," Mr Perera said.“
Aww, that’s a happy ending!
posted by darkstar at 7:19 AM on January 20, 2023 [4 favorites]
Aww, that’s a happy ending!
posted by darkstar at 7:19 AM on January 20, 2023 [4 favorites]
We didn't want to drop them back in too close to the farm because we might find them in Melbourne again.
No one enjoys an unnecessary see quoll.
posted by zamboni at 9:42 AM on January 20, 2023 [11 favorites]
No one enjoys an unnecessary see quoll.
posted by zamboni at 9:42 AM on January 20, 2023 [11 favorites]
Aww, that’s a happy ending!
Quoll’s well that ends well.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:59 AM on January 20, 2023 [7 favorites]
Quoll’s well that ends well.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:59 AM on January 20, 2023 [7 favorites]
TIL that there are species of marsupial predator where the males literally fuck themselves to death the first chance they get.
It's not just quolls: it's true of almost every animal in the
scientific Family Dasyuridae [which includes quolls, but also small carnivores the size of mice] apart from Tasmanian Devils.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 11:07 AM on January 20, 2023
It's not just quolls: it's true of almost every animal in the
scientific Family Dasyuridae [which includes quolls, but also small carnivores the size of mice] apart from Tasmanian Devils.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 11:07 AM on January 20, 2023
No one enjoys an unnecessary see quoll.
This is the high quollity content I expect from MeFi.
posted by The Bellman at 11:28 AM on January 20, 2023 [9 favorites]
This is the high quollity content I expect from MeFi.
posted by The Bellman at 11:28 AM on January 20, 2023 [9 favorites]
Very puzzling title and first sentence if you assume the quolls are a human family named Quoll.
posted by bendy at 2:16 PM on January 20, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by bendy at 2:16 PM on January 20, 2023 [2 favorites]
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