Thank you for my #quokkaselfie, Albert ?? #vscocam #vsco A photo posted by Julie Haniff (@juliejhaniff) on Mar 4, 2015 at 4:51am PST

#quokkaselfie A photo posted by vaimiticdc (@vaimiticdc) on Mar 4, 2015 at 3:59am PST

#quokkaselfie A photo posted by vaimiticdc (@vaimiticdc) on Mar 4, 2015 at 3:53am PST

#selfie with a very happy #quokka at #rottnest island. Looking at it just makes me real happy. ??#quokkaselfie A photo posted by Cerise Sezxyouup (@cerisesezxyouup) on Sep 4, 2014 at 10:57pm PDT

Hay mate #quokka A photo posted by @marty.h on Feb 28, 2015 at 2:02am PST

Anche io voglio un #quokkaselfie ah ah! A photo posted by Alessia Todeschini ?? (@alessiatode91) on Mar 3, 2015 at 7:22am PST

Apparently #quokkaselfie is trending... Good thing I have one #australia #latergram #quokka #donttouchthem #rottnestisland A photo posted by Megan Joanne (@meganjoanne13) on Mar 3, 2015 at 12:18pm PST

#quokkaselfie #mynewbae @max_well_crook_ A photo posted by @lisa_french on Mar 3, 2015 at 5:30am PST

If you haven't taken a selfie with a quokka, you haven't lived #quokkaselfie #goodmorning ! A photo posted by @jasminrovira (@jasminrovira) on Mar 2, 2015 at 11:41pm PST

Salmonella #quokkaselfie #rottnest #straya A photo posted by Maxwell Crook (@max_well_crook_) on Mar 1, 2015 at 8:20pm PST

The Quokka, an irresistibly adorable and happy-looking creature native to Australia... with a striking resemblance to the dassie, but with a long rat's tail.Regardless, this cutesy creature is now at the epicenter of what is possibly the cutest trend we've ever seen – the Quokka selfie.We've seen all kind of these animal selfies before, but never ones that are this cute.Also see:The quokka was one of the first Australian mammals seen by Europeans upon landing on the shores Down Under.The Dutch mariner Samuel Volckertzoon wrote of sighting "a wild cat" on Rottnest Island in 1658. In 1696, Willem de Vlamingh mistook them for giant rats and named the island "Rotte nest", which comes from the Dutch words rattennest meaning "rat nest".Due to their vulnerable status in the IUCN Red List, handling these critters is a crime, but this does not necessarily mean that taking pictures with them will make of your a law-breaker.They are not afraid of humans and will readily approach them, so taking a selfie with one shouldn't be too difficult. And given how happy they always looks, it's almost like they like the attention!Take a look: