Massive rat in China

A gentlman known only as Mr Xian nabbed this massive six-pound rat on a street in Fuzhhou, China. From The Telegraph:

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"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.

Giant rat caught in China