Landmine Detecting Superstar Magawa Retires

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Magawa has been extremely successful at sniffing out landmines and other concealed explosives in Cambodia (Credit; Apopo.org)

Magawa, an African giant pouched rat trained to sniff out concealed explosive devices, has retired. The rodent, who received British veterinary charity PDSA's gold medal for bravery in 2020, was one of Belgian non-profit APOPO's most successful HeroRATs. During his illustrious five-year career, Magawa discovered more than 71 landmines and helped clear over 2,420,000 sq. feet (225,000 sq. meters) of land in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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  • plasmaomni
    plasmaomni4년 이하
    wow!
    • adroit_avimimus
      adroit_avimimus약 4년
      Nicee
      • fashiontech0316
        fashiontech0316약 4년
        That is so cool! How knew that such a little animal could do so much.
        • jessicakuo925
          jessicakuo925약 4년
          This is soooooooooooooooooo cooooollll!! I can’t believe that a TINY LITTLE rat can do that kind of incredible thing!!! I wish I could do that.(but I am NOT a little rat,okay).
          • hozucece-162826665386
            hozucece-162826665386약 4년
            this is sooo cooooooooooolll
            • ellie_09
              ellie_09약 4년
              This is really cool!!
              • ellie_09
                ellie_09약 4년
                We just learnt about the Vietnam war in school. The alternative to rats is local women setting them off which is what the Viet Cong used.
              • skyward_flight
                skyward_flight약 4년
                I read about this in a Nat geo book. Land mines are explosive and without detective rats like this, its harder to find them.
                • fashiontech0316
                  fashiontech0316약 4년
                  That is interesting. Thank you for sharing, kitten76!
                • goldengirl_1530
                  goldengirl_1530약 4년
                  That like SOOOO amazing!
                  • crayllamagurl08
                    crayllamagurl08약 4년
                    AWWW a lot of people think of rats as ugly and gross but just look at how amazing and cute they are.
                  • pickaxeaxe
                    pickaxeaxe약 4년
                    Mice are my favorite animal I love than a lot

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