One rat jumps to escape as Henry, a lurcher, and Barto, a Cairn terrier, kill another rat in Adams Morgan. Rats run from behind trash cans as the Renegade Rebel Ratters approach.

The only difference is Beesley is a rat terrier. But not just any rat terrier, Beesley is an award-winning rat terrier. Several times over, in fact. But the award he recently took home was one ...

In the dead of night, a giant rat the size of a small terrier scurries among the forest ... is just a painting of his huge animal without any pictures," said biologist František Vejmělka.