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Australia's most underrated animal: Winner!
Listen back to the What the Duck?! special broadcast with Dr Ann Jones and Cassie McCullagh.
After 65,000 votes, Australia has spoken — the rakali has been crowned Australia's most underrated native animal!
Raking in a whopping 20 per cent of the votes cast, the water rat was well out in front.
Here are the results:
1. Rakali
2. Palm cockatoo
3. Giant cuttlefish
4. Dugong
5. Marsupial mole
6. Turtle frog
7. Velvet worm
8. Great desert skink
9. Ghost bat
10. Short-finned eel
You can also read more on the ABC News blog from the countdown:
Featuring:
Professor Euan Ritchie, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at Deakin University
Professor Euan Ritchie, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at Deakin University Jacinta Bowler, ABC Science Reporter
Jacinta Bowler, ABC Science Reporter Dr Kirsti Abbott, head of science at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Dr Kirsti Abbott, head of science at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Professor Nicki Mitchell, UWA
Professor Nicki Mitchell, UWA Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor
Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Parks Victoria
Dr Mark Norman, Chief Scientist Parks Victoria Dr Christina N Zdenek, ecologist with People for Wildlife
Dr Christina N Zdenek, ecologist with People for Wildlife
Professor Peter Banks, University of Sydney
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