Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 [url="http://"%20<a%20href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4688453/Giant-rat-caught-in-China.html""%20target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...hina.html"</a>"]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...t-in-China.html[/url] [b] Giant rat caught in China[/b] A giant rat with one-inch-long teeth has been caught in the southern Chinese province of Fujian. By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai Last Updated: 12:36PM GMT 18 Feb 2009 Giant rat caught in China 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. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 [quote]Chinese bamboo rats are often sold for meat in Chinese markets.[/quote] i hope this doesn't get into any eggrolls i eat in america! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The fruit rats in Florida get a foot and a half long. At least the ones in China stay underground. The fruit rat hangs out in trees right above your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scardella Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I smell a rat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydigit Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 fixed [url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4688453/Giant-rat-caught-in-China.html"]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...t-in-China.html[/url] God is a funny dude. [img]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01298/rat_1298860f.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_lol Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) well, when you have cats like these... [img]http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/canopy/7897/tiger_southchina.gif[/img] Edited February 19, 2009 by Jesus_lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie_M Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) That thing is bigger then my cat!! Edited February 19, 2009 by Christie_M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I HATE RATS. When I was a kid one time I went out to where my rabbits lived to feed them. There were 20 rats in the rabbitt shed (about a 12/12 little building. Then one time I was out feeding the pigs and carrying water up to them in our pig barn and a big rat (not that big) came running out straight at me. This was in the middle or the day. Luckily our dog was between me and the building and caught the rat and killed it before it got to me. Just two of my rat experiences when I was growing up on the farm. Again I say I HATE RATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Oh yeah, I remember once seeing in national geographic and article with a picture of a bucn of dead rats hanging in a restraunt kitchen over in the far east somewhere. They eat em.... yuc! I am sure they were tame rats but that doesn't make em any more appetizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 [quote name='thessalonian' post='1785506' date='Feb 19 2009, 02:37 PM']Oh yeah, I remember once seeing in national geographic and article with a picture of a bucn of dead rats hanging in a restraunt kitchen over in the far east somewhere. They eat em.... yuc! I am sure they were tame rats but that doesn't make em any more appetizing.[/quote] This is merely a matter of perception. One thing I would to try someday is catch and eat a country crow (not a city crow, I think that would be dangerous 'cause of what they eat). My friend said 'Ain't now way I eat no poor-man's chicken'. But then again, the crow is a bird like any other, and there is no reason its flesh would not be edible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Tomatoes are poisonous darnit. I know they are. Sorry, I'll never eat back rat under glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Swamp rats get pretty big, especially in Cuba. I guess they are not technically a rat, but just a member of the rodent family. That makes me feel so much better when accosted by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 That China rat is not any bigger than the womp rat’s I’ve seen back home in Beggar's Canyon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 It's up there with R.O.U.S.'s, for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 [quote name='Arpy' post='1785629' date='Feb 19 2009, 04:03 PM']It's up there with R.O.U.S.'s, for sure...[/quote] But they don't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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