Quokka Poem by Ima Ryma

I'm a quokka, known for my smile.
A small marsupial I be
On west Australia's Rottnest Isle,
Where you can come and visit me.
But come and visit me at night.
Being nocturnal I sleep days,
And do so keeping out of sight,
Under large plants with prickly ways.
At night look for me eating lunch,
Grasses and leaves my fav'rite chows.
I stay busy eating a bunch,
And then I chew my cud like cows.

Humans find me simply too cute,
A fact that I will not dispute.