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Seagull Swallowing Rat In Disgusting Photo Sends The World Into Panic Mode Over What They'll Eat Next

Seagull Swallows Rat Whole And Sends The World Into Panic Mode
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Over the weekend, photos of a seagull swallowing a rat whole were splashed all over the newspapers, leaving the nation with an ominous thought...

If a seagull can swallow a rat whole, what else can a seagull devour?

Headlines warned of the risk of seagulls turning to crawling babies for their next meal, with the Daily Star going as far as to say "experts warn psycho birds WILL attack and kill babies."

Simon Prentis, the leader of the (slightly biased) anti-seagull Gull Awareness Group, warned the Daily Star: “To a seagull, what’s the difference between a dog playing on the lawn and a baby playing on the lawn?

“If somebody were to leave a baby sleeping in a pram or push chair and it was unattended, the worst could happen.

“I would not wish it on anybody but we’re headed in that direction.”

Luckily, David Cameron has called for a "big conversation" on the issue of pesky seagulls stealing tourist's fish and chips on the seaside and potentially eating our babies.

While we're waiting for that to happen, let's cast our minds back to that time a seagull actually came back from the dead...

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Daily Star: 'Psycho Seagulls Keep Out Illegals'(01 of06)
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Apparently "vicious seagulls have become the last line of defence in stopping migrants getting into Britain from Calais" by attacking people at a camp near the French border.

We're not sure if we're supposed to be afraid of the seagulls or grateful to them...
Daily Telegraph: When Seagulls Attack(02 of06)
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If you weren't already scared enough of the birds, the Telegraph has revealed the "terror of a seagull attack".

In fairness, we would NOT want to be behind that camera lens.
Sky News: PM Wants 'Conversation' About Killer Seagulls(03 of06)
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Forget the war on drugs or the war on terror, David Cameron's big priority now is the war on seagulls.

After a "spate of attacks saw a Yorkshire terrier and a tortoise killed in Cornwall" the PM is planning to get tough on terror (bird-related terror at least).
Daily Mail: 'Crackdown On Feeding Seagulls Is Blocked - In Case It Offends People's Religious Rights'(04 of06)
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But wait, the crackdown might be scuppered by those pesky religious rights.

The crackdown on this "seaside menace" may not go ahead in case it "offends people's religious rights".
The Journal: 'Vicious Seagulls Behaving Like Cows 'With Mad Cow Disease''(05 of06)
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Our Irish counterparts also seem to be up in arms over seagulls.

Apparently the birds are behaving like “a cow with mad cow disease”, according to one politician.
The Guardian: 'Seagulls Are Not Terrorists. This War Is A Bad Idea'(06 of06)
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But Guardian columnist Patrick Barkham warns that with our cruel treatment of seagulls, "it would be understandable if they launched a campaign of terror against us".

He warns that David Cameron's culling proposals are futile, suggesting instead changing refuse practices and stopping tourists from feeding the birds.
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