While we were on Rottnest Island we saw animals called quokas. This is a type of marsupial animal (like koala and kangaroos) but when Europeans arrived they thought these animals looked like big rats so they named the island "rat's nest" which then became "Rottnest" later. These are not rats but they are about as big as a racoon and they are very calm. My little brother thought they were very cute .
The Aboriginal name for the island is Wadjemup. This is a word of the language of the Noonygar people. There are hundreds of Aboriginal languages in Australia. We went swimming and we saw a lot of fish in between the reefs. It was very cool to see the fish swimming, and little scary at first when we went under the water, because I thought they were like eels jumping out.
I also got a mood ring on Rottnest. It tells your mood by the pressure in your blood. You can tell by different colors it changes to and it comes with a little guide sheet that says what moods the colors mean. Mine was dark blue which meant 'relaxed'.
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