Friday, February 20, 2009

Giant rat caught in China

A giant rat with one-inch-long teeth has been caught in the southern Chinese province of Fujian.
The rat, which weighed six pounds and had a 12-inch tail, was caught at the weekend in a residential area of Fuzhou, a city of six million people on China's south coast.
The ratcatcher, who was only named as Mr Xian, said he swooped for the rodent after seeing a big crowd of people surrounding it on the street.
He told local Chinese newspapers that he thought the rat might be a valuable specimen, or a rare species, and had to muster up his courage before grabbing its tail and picking it up by the scruff of its neck.
"I did it, I caught a rat the size of a cat!" he shouted out afterwards, according to the reports. Mr Xian is believed to still be in possession of the animal, after stuffing into a bag and departing the scene.
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Anonymous said...
NOW THIS is something that would make a good start on a pair of slippers...
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For all you CREEPY PEOPLE
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Tattoo Jim said...
And it taste's just like chicken!!!
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But it needs some garlic
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Dan said...
Why is it the first thing that popped into my head reading this was a movie quote...
"Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist."...:D
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Anonymous said...

That's an extremely rare Cloud Rat.
What the heck is it doing in China I don't know.