A fight broke out between two London-based vermin, a rat and a fox, in the west of the city yesterday, and a passer-by caught the fight on camera.
In a video published by the UB1UB2 account on xOn , formerly known as Twitter, a curious-looking fox can be seen trotting alongside a rat before the smaller rodent appears to jump into the air to attack its rival.
The fox reacted with surprise, pushing back from the emboldened animal that was flying towards him.
The rat then scurried down the path, perhaps realizing that it had bitten off more than it could chew. The fox, much larger than him, followed his opponent and the two exchanged fierce blows.
The rat jumped on the fox, who reluctantly tried to bite him, apparently more curious than threatened.
A fight between two London-based rodents, a rat and a fox, broke out in the south of the city yesterday when a passer-by caught the fight on camera.
The cameraman, stunned, said out loud: ‘What are we seeing, wow!’
The incident even stopped traffic for a moment when an oncoming Lime bike was forced to stop on the road to avoid the fight.
However, it is unclear who took the winning title in the match as the clip cut out while the two were involved in the action.
Social media users were captivated by images of the battle, which have racked up more than 989,300 views on x.
“Anyone else intrigued to see how this ended,” one questioned.
“Nature in a concrete jungle,” added another.
A third joked: “The fox would never be able to look his mates in the face again.”
One comment also jokingly called the video ‘London Geographic’.
A rat brazenly lunged at a passing fox in a bizarre fight caught on camera on a London street.
The rat was initially chased by the fox before deciding to take matters into its own hands and throwing punches at each other.
Social media users were captivated by images of the battle, which racked up more than 989,300 views on X.
The vermin duel comes amid concerns that both rats and foxes are invading the city, after several reports have shown that the numbers of both have increased significantly.
In particular, foxes have been accused of showing up in places they shouldn’t, such as on public buses and resting on people’s garden furniture.
According to the London Wildlife Trust there are an estimated 10,000 urban foxes in London.
Meanwhile, the rat population in Britain has been increasing in recent months; In particular, there have been a number of reports of giant rats curled up in containers.
The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) said it has seen a 115 per cent increase in the number of people seeking advice on rat control over the last three months of the year.
London-based pest controller Paul Bates, of Cleankill, said Mirror that since the pandemic, their reports of rat infestation have steadily increased.
He said: ‘2022 was 6% more than 2021 and last year it was 3% more. Since December I have had 235 rat calls, which is a lot compared to normal. Since the coronavirus pandemic, the problem has been getting worse.
“In my opinion, there are several reasons for this, from reduced waste collection and poor maintenance of drainage and sewers to urban foxes learning to open food waste bins and leaving vegetables everywhere on the pavement , which is essentially creating a restaurant for rats.