Mutant rat!
Students from a medical college in southeast China got the shock of their lives this week when they discovered what they thought was a three-foot-long mutant rat running around campus.
It took four security guards - each armed with a giant green net - hours to finally catch the four legged creature at Wenzhou Medical College in Zhejiang province on Monday, reports The People's Daily Online.
Mass panic spread throughout the campus over the huge 'rat' as it scurried through corridors and rooftops.
One teacher at the school remained calm, explaining to students and reporters that it was actually a coypu, which is also known as a giant river rat.
They are originally native to South American subtropical temperatures, but have since been introduced to many parts of Asia.
It took four security guards - each armed with a giant green net - hours to finally catch the four legged creature at Wenzhou Medical College in Zhejiang province on Monday, reports The People's Daily Online.
Mass panic spread throughout the campus over the huge 'rat' as it scurried through corridors and rooftops.
One teacher at the school remained calm, explaining to students and reporters that it was actually a coypu, which is also known as a giant river rat.
They are originally native to South American subtropical temperatures, but have since been introduced to many parts of Asia.
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