Giant Rat, ‘Almost the Size of a Small Cat,’ Found Inside Home: ‘Over 22 Inches Long from …

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A 22-inch rat was discovered inside a home in England · Eston Ward Councilors David Taylor and Stephen Martin shared a photo of the alarming discovery …

Jonathan Downes

Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.