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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.
Learn about the rakali, a semi-aquatic rodent that is the largest member of its family and one of the few mammals that can eat cane toads. Find out where, how, and what the rakali lives on, and how it adapts to its environment.
- Elisabeth Marie
Sep 24, 2019 · Rakali, also known as water rats, are semi-aquatic rodents that can adapt to hunt and eat toxic cane toads in Western Australia. Learn how they dissect the toads to avoid the poisonous skin and glands, and why they prefer large toads over small ones.
- Angela Heathcote
Rakali are semiaquatic rodents native to Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. They live in burrows near water and feed on aquatic animals, especially fish and crustaceans.
Rakali are semi-aquatic rodents that live in clean waterways and eat a variety of aquatic animals and plants. They help spread fungi spores, disperse seeds and control invasive species like cane toads and carp.
5 days ago · A PhD candidate is urging members of the public to log sightings of rakali so researchers can gather more information about the semi-aquatic animals. A Charles Sturt University research paper has ...
Feb 24, 2018 · Chances are if you have been near a waterway in Australia, you could have been near a rakali and not even known it. Commonly known as water rats, a push was made in the 1990s to change the name to ...
