A wild rat had an epic stand-off with a family's pet cat after it wandered into their front yard.<br /><br />Nong Mikun, 14, heard her pet feline, named Taohoo, hissing at something outside the house in Ang Thong, central Thailand on Monday (January 6) afternoon.<br /><br />She thought the cat might be fighting with his brother, Taojiew, but when she went to separate them she saw Taohoo was playing with a bandicoot rat.<br /><br />Footage shows the cat chasing the rodent across the tile - but it was afraid to strike as the rat appeared to be ready to fight back.<br /><br />The rat was followed around the yard but after leaping at the kitty, managed to scurry away to safety after a tense stand-off lasting more than ten minutes.<br /><br />Nong Mikun said: "I came out and thought that my cat was fighting but I saw he was fascinated by the rat.<br /><br />"I took my phone out and filmed the incident as I found it was quite amusing. The rat was not as afraid of the cat as I thought it would be.''
