Quokkas are to kangaroo rats as Man-Bat is to Batman. Which is to say, quokkas are rat kangaroos. They’re ugly, scruffy little sons of bitches, but I’ll be damned if they haven’t got something. They’ve got it, you know? That special something extra, that x factor. They look like they crawled out of an Australian sewer the morning after a mad scientist improperly disposed of some radioactive wallaby juice, but they kind of make it work. And since they’re from some of those random Australian islands with practically no predators, they aren’t afraid of people! So they’ll come right on up to you and get in your lap and let you scratch their little ears and obviously that can only mean something terrible. No matter how adorably curious they may be, if you even TOUCH one of those fuckers the Australian government will find out about it and ticket you for $300. That is so unfair! The quokka came on to me, officer. Make the fucking rat kangaroo pay the damn fine.
#Australia for us is not only #Sydney opera and #kangaroo!) Australia is #termite mounds, #volcano and #crater, fire in #forests, thunderstorm and #hurricane in the #desert, bright and burning #sun, endless #ocean and lively #beaches, national #parks and #campsites, #rock and #mountain, #extreme and #adventure, a #crocodile and one mischievous #panda, lots of kangaroos and an unforgettable #starry night #sky! (at Elsey National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4PuZhvHqer/?igshid=52wiehswhw48
I honestly have to give props to Ripper Roo’s design:
-kangaroos are also called Jacks, boomers, and other stuff.
-Kangaroos can rip open your stomach with a powerful kick, Australia was under the British Empire before becoming independent so “Ripper Roo” is a namesake for Jack the Ripper (a Jack being a male kangaroo) and that’s why he’s in a straight jacket because he’s insane.
-He also uses TNT to blow crash up because another name for kangaroo is BOOMER so BOOM.
Just ahh I can’t get over how creative that is, and there might be other things I’m missing about it too!
Man I miss this movie so much, it needs to be appreciated along with all this 90s fashion and trend resurfacing, bring back the 90s movies!! <3 This one was great for supporting Australian wildlife and rainforests preservation and is super cute!
Guess what today is! It’s ONE WEEK until Darren’s birthday!! So we’re launching our brand new super-exclusive seriously adorable merch. It’s Darren w/ BABY ANIMALS!! Is there anything better?! No, we didn’t think so.
Benefits WIRES, a wildlife organization in Australia.
1 of 2 new pieces with the lovely Arkannes as the model. So much fun to work with ^_^ Not sure the story behind this one, but I surmise she bought a pair of cursed pom poms…
