Rats (not the animated kind), an unwelcome sight for Paris tourists
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You see them in broad daylight, sniffing about between a couple of parked cars next to a canal or under a bridge with no apparent rush, before lazily squirming into the underworld when realising human eyes have fixated upon their furry bodies and recognisable tails.