The water rat, or rakali, is more like an otter than a rat. They have webbed feet and are just as comfortable in the water as on land. Rakali hunt crayfish, frogs and other small animals in streams, ponds and along coastal foreshores. Their middens, often comprised of crayfish exoskeletons piled on river stones, can be a tell-tail sign of their presence. You can sometimes see them foraging along the streams in the rainforest at Girralong.
(Thanks to Alex Dudley for passing this photo on to us to use).
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