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Super-Sniffing Rat Sets a New World Record for Discovering Deadly Land Mines—and He's Just Getting Started
Former conflict zones are littered with land mines, a type of controversial concealed weapon designed to kill or maim anyone ...
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Cambodian Rat Breaks Lifesaving World Record At Just 5 Years Old
Locating hidden landmines is an incredibly difficult […] The post Cambodian Rat Breaks Lifesaving World Record At Just 5 ...
What! A rat detected over 100 landmines and saved lives — now it’s a Guinness World Record holder
Ronin, a remarkable five-year-old rat trained by APOPO, has achieved a Guinness World Record for detecting the most explosives. Deployed in Cambodia, ...
Why the invasive rodent species nutria are such a problematic pest
Nutria (or coypu) are like gophers on steroids. Since they live near water, they are often mistaken for beavers or muskrats. There are some very big differences, both in appearance and behavior. Adult ...
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Thirty-Two Rats from Casablanca
A full-grown black rat, when desperate, can jump three feet horizontally and make a vertical leap of two feet two inches, and a brown rat is nearly as spry. They are greatly feared by firemen.