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Water rat, any of 18 species of amphibious carnivorous rodents. They exhibit many adaptations associated with hunting in water for food and burrowing along streams, rivers, and lakes. The eyes are small, the nostrils can be closed to keep water out, and the external portion of the ears is either.
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The Water-rat is one of Australia's largest rodents and is usually found near permanent bodies of water. Identification Well adapted to aquatic life with its webbed hind feet and waterproof coat, the Water-rat can be identified by its large size and long tail with a white tip.
Water Rats: Created by Hal McElroy, Tony Morphett, John Hugginson. With Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan, Jay Laga'aia. Beneath its surface exists a playground for the murky underworld, pollution hazards, the remnants of huge drug hauls, and a graveyard of bodies from years of suicides, accidents and murders.
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4 ott 2007 · The secret life of water rats. As the weather warms, chances are you may see a water rat, one of Australia's shyest and least known native mammals. By Rachel Sullivan
The European water vole or northern water vole (Arvicola amphibius), is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat , though it only superficially resembles a true rat . [3] Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are ...
- A. amphibius
- Arvicola
The rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), also known as the rabe, the "Australian Otter" or water-rat, is an Australian native rodent first scientifically described in 1804. Adoption of the Aboriginal name rakali is intended to foster a positive public attitude by Environment Australia.
A Vietnamese family are the victims of a robbery and their son has been kidnapped. The search for the kidnappers is complicated by the fact that the US President is visiting Sydney and the Water Police are on full security alert
