Saturday, September 20, 2025

THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD RATTY IDEA

By Bob Walsh

 

The African Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys gambianus). This incredible rodent has been trained to smell tuberculosis and land mines in certain areas of Africa. 

 

African Giant Pouched Rats, about the size of small cats, are being trained successfully to locate and uncover landmines.  They have an excellent nose and they are light enough they don't trip the land mines.  That is a good thing as it would cut down seriously on the trained rat population otherwise.

Thinking outside of the box is often a good thing.  

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