The majestic Great Blue Heron, with a 6-foot wing span, surveys the Central Park wetland in Manhattan. It stabs a rat, drowns it and swallows it whole, slippery naked tail and all. Gross! But that's one less giant rat to eat and poop and spawn in the city. Best not to watch this video while eating.
Watch: Heron eats Central Park rat
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