HIGASHI-MATSUYAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Small, adorable marsupials native to Australia called quokkas will make their debut at the Saitama Children’s Zoo on July 1. It is the first zoo in the ...

With its beady eyes and chubby face, the quokka, a type of small kangaroo, is referred to as “the world’s happiest animal” because its mouth often curves in the shape of a smile. The Saitama ...