A quokka was the innocent victim of a cruel act by two French tourists who tried to set the Australian animal alight . The two men allegedly ignited an aerosol spray with a lighter causing a large flame to make contact with a quokka on Rottnest Island off Perth in Western Australia on April 3 . The lucky little critter survived the reckless incident but was singed by the flame . Two French male tourists allegedly ignited an aerosol spray with a lighter causing a large flame to make contact with a quokka on Rottnest Island off Perth in Western Australia on April 3 . Detectives went to Rottnest Island on Saturday and questioned the two men and also seized video evidence of the careless act . Both men aged 18 and 24 , and both currently living in Cockburn Central , were evicted from the island . They have each been charged with animal cruelty and will appear in Fremantle Magistrates Court on April 17 . A small marsupial . The size of a domestic cat . Herbivorous and mainly nocturnal . Quokkas can be found on some small islands off the West Australian coast . In particular off Rottnest island off Perth and Bald Island near Albany . The lucky little critter survived the reckless incident but was singed by the flame and the men were charged .
Two French tourists who tried to set a quokka alight on Rottnest Island . The men allegedly ignited aerosol spray with lighter and singed the animal . Aged 18 and 24 , they were evicted from the island in Western Australia . Comment: