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Why this quokka is not in the 'rottenest' mood

11:07 AEST Why does this quokka look so happy? Could it be that its home of Rottnest Island is enjoying its first above-average month of rainfall in 12 months – a period that included a record dry spell of seven months with just 7 mm of rain in total from October through to the end of April? Whatever the case for the smile on old mate quokka’s face, it is surely not alone in feeling chuffed after yet more rain fell across western and southwestern parts of WA on Thursday and overnight into Friday – including on Rottnest Island, the 1859-hectare ecological gem which sits 30 km off Perth.