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Man catches 6 pound rat in China http://www.telegraph.co.u...China.html 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. The local forestry unit in the city identified the nightmarish creature as a bamboo rat from initial photographs, but said that it would need to examine the rat more closely before making a final identification. Chinese bamboo rats rarely grow beyond ten inches and are found throughout southern China, northern Burma and Vietnam. However, the Sumatra bamboo rat, usually found in the south-western Chinese province of Yunnan and in the Malay Peninsula can grow up to 30 inches long, including tail, and can weigh up to eight pounds. A "Giant Rat of Sumatra" is mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes tale: The Adventure of a Sussex Vampire. All bamboo rats are slow-moving and usually spend their time in underground burrows, feeding on bamboo. Chinese bamboo rats are often sold for meat in Chinese markets. The largest rats in the world are thought to be African giant pouched rats, which can grow up to 36 inches in length. "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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that's not a rat that's a opposum...
LOVE HARD. | |
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I would die if I got anywhere near that thing.
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omg it's true about chinese food then-
they breedin them jokers-feedin them puppy chow and fertilizer LOVE HARD. | |
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I've seen some here where the tail looked at least 10 inches long and head to tail must've been a good 20 inches + | |
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It's cute. Oh shit, my hat done fell off | |
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Fauxie said: I've seen some here where the tail looked at least 10 inches long and head to tail must've been a good 20 inches +
are they good eatin’? | |
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Evvy said: omg it's true about chinese food then-
they breedin them jokers-feedin them puppy chow and fertilizer the hell... Who wants chicken? surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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KidaDynamite said: Evvy said: omg it's true about chinese food then-
they breedin them jokers-feedin them puppy chow and fertilizer the hell... Who wants chicken? right right- thats what i'm sayin... throw some fried rice on that thing LOVE HARD. | |
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Didn't that thing used to be in Aerosmith? | |
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ZombieKitten said: Fauxie said: I've seen some here where the tail looked at least 10 inches long and head to tail must've been a good 20 inches +
are they good eatin’? Never eaten one. | |
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Fauxie said: ZombieKitten said: are they good eatin’? Never eaten one.....yet "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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bboy87 said: Fauxie said: Never eaten one.....yet Well, ya never know. | |
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*Puts down beef fried rice*
Eeeeeew. | |
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LadyLuvSexxy said: *Puts down beef fried rice*
Eeeeeew. surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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Mr Xian will never be invited to my home for tea. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Lammastide said: Mr Xian will never be invited to my home for tea.
might he find some big rodents there? | |
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ZombieKitten said: Lammastide said: Mr Xian will never be invited to my home for tea.
might he find some big rodents there? Just a dwarf hamster named Marvin. I was rather thinking Xian might bring some yuckiness along with him. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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That's a lot of orange chicken. | |
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That rat weighs the same amount as my dog. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach | |
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ToraToraDreams said: That's a lot of orange chicken.
I actually thought of googling "Rat stew", but decided not to "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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That's quite disturbing. "You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD | |
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That'z gonna make a lot of sweet and sour chicken. | |
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*stops eating salad with chicken in it*
Damn it! Why did I come back to this thread with my lunch?! | |
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Anxiety said: Didn't that thing used to be in Aerosmith?
Actually the rats get that big in Boston....so yes, that is possible. | |
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LadyLuvSexxy said: *stops eating salad with chicken in it*
Damn it! Why did I come back to this thread with my lunch?! | |
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someone needs to post the heaving steamed rats from the NYC thread in here | |
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wildgoldenhoney said: surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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