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.Rakali2.Palm cockatoo3.Giant cuttlefish4.Dugong5.Marsupial mole6.Turtle frog7.Velvet worm8.Great desert skink9.Ghost bat10.Short-finned eel

You can also read more on the ABC News blog from the countdown:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-0...