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Water-rat
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/water-rat/

The Water-rat is one of Australia's largest rodents and is usually found near permanent bodies of water.

Humpback Whale
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The Humpback Whale is a large baleen whale that migrates annually along the east and west coasts of Australia.

Platypus
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The Platypus is a unique Australian species. Along with echidnas, Platypuses are grouped in a separate order of mammals known as monotremes, which are distinguished from all other mammals because they lay eggs.

Bottlenose Dolphin
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The Bottlenose Dolphin is found right around the coast of Australia and can sometimes be seen catching waves with surfers in Sydney.

Minke Whale
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The Minke Whale is a small streamlined baleen whale.

Southern Bottlenose Whale
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The Southern Bottlenose Whale was described by William Flower in 1882 from a beach-worn skull found on Lewis Isle in the Dampier Archipelago of north-western Australia. This remains the most northerly record for this species.

Sperm Whale
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The Sperm Whale is the classic whale of 'Moby Dick' fame, and is the largest of the toothed whales.

Dugong
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The Dugong is a large, grey brown bulbous animal with a flattened fluked tail, like that of a whale, no dorsal fin, paddle like flippers and distinctive head shape.

Andrews' Beaked Whale
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Andrews' Beaked Whale is known from strandings of only about 35 animals. They appear to avoid vessels and are rarely seen at sea.

Arnoux's Beaked Whale
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/arnouxs-beaked-whale/

One hundred and fifty years ago a skull collected from a 9.7m whale stranded in Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand was found to represent a new species of beaked whale.