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Learn about water rat, a semi-aquatic carnivorous rodent that lives in freshwater habitats around the world. Find out how water rats hunt, feed, and survive in different environments and classifications.
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Water Rats is a TV series that follows the Sydney Water Police, a special unit that deals with crimes and mysteries on and off the harbour. The series ran from 1996 to 2001 and starred Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan and others.
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Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based on the work of Sydney Water Police who fight crime around Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales.
The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole, is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only superficially resembles a true rat. Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are covered with hair.
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.
When all you've seen is a flash of brown fur, it can be hard to know whether it was a water vole or a rat. So how do you tell rats and water voles apart?
Water Rats is a TV series that follows the Sydney Water Police as they investigate crimes and mysteries on the harbour. The web page lists the episodes, ratings, cast, trivia and more for each season.
