Giant Gerbils Infest China!

An explosion of gerbils is decimating vast areas of grasslands in China’s north-western Xinjiang region, with some of the prairies completely destroyed by hundreds of rodent burrows, according to authorities in the region.

The gerbils running riot in China’s arid far north-west may sound like the fluffy pets loved by so many children but they are in a different league.

The Great Gerbil found in many parts of Central Asia can be up to 400 millimetres (16 inches) long from head to tail.

Must. Resist. Gerbil. Joke….