“Magawa was one of the best rats we’ve ever had,” said Michael Raine, who works for Apopo, a nonprofit that trains animals to ...

Rats often divide public opinion. People with pet rats hail them as intelligent and even affectionate creatures. The rats ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct.

The statue honours Magawa, a trained landmine-detecting rodent who helped save countless lives by sniffing out explosives ...

A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that ...

Cambodia has erected a statue to commemorate Magawa, the African giant pouched rat celebrated for his remarkable olfactory ...

African giant pouched rats can detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been concealed among other substances. Source: APOPO, used with permission. The scale of the illegal wildlife ...

A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world's first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.Magawa, who lived to eight years old ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to identify ...