Discovery of Quokka
Quokkas have been around for some time. In fact, they were among the first Australian mammals discovered by the Europeans. The Dutch mariner Samuel Volckertzoon wrote about it first when he described sighting a wild cat on Rottnest Island in 1658. They were also mistaken as giant rats in 1696 by Willen de Vlamingh. Hence, the place was named as Rotte nest as rattennest means rat nest in Dutch.
