APART from the Platypus, the Australian Water-rat, or Rakali, is the only amphibious Australian mammal.
Early European settlers drew on the similarities of this animal to the Water Vole of Europe, hence it ended up with the somewhat undignified name, ‘Water-rat’.
The indigenous name, Rakali, is, however, now in widespread use and is a much more pleasant name for this unique and interesting Aust...
