Rakali, 'Fulvous Beaver-rat', Water Rat Size:52 x 80 cm (A1) John Gould’s lavish publication

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Rakali, 'Fulvous Beaver-rat', Water Rat Size:52 x 80 cm (A1) John Gould’s lavish publicationCreator Gould's Mammals of Australia (1845 1863) Date 1863 The Rakali, or Water Rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) was once hunted for its soft fur and considered a pest animal, until a protection order in 1938. A campaign in the 1980s to rename the water rat by indigenous name, Rakali, was successfully reversed the stigma attached to this native Australian rodent. With a body size of around 30cm, Rakalis live in burrows on the banks of rivers, lakes and

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