Rakali - the Australian Water Rat.

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Water Rats are rodents, but not part of the rattus genus, they are in their own designated genus. There are 4 species in the genus, 3 of them native to New Guinea and the fourth is this little guy, Hydromys chrysogaster.

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Proficient swimmers, they are able to swim as effectively submerged as on the surface.

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They are usually solitary creature, coming together to form pairs for mating.

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A name change to Rakali, the traditional name, has been proposed and pushed to get their association with rats out of people's thinking.

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