HeroRATs - APOPO
网页The highly developed sense of smell and light weight of our African giant pouched rats, nicknamed ‘HeroRATs’, make them ideal detectors of landmines and tuberculosis.
Training Rats To Save Lives • APOPO
网页APOPO’s scent detection animals, nicknamed ‘HeroRATs’ and ‘HeroDOGs’, help to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis – returning safe land back to communities for development, and freeing people from serious illness so they can get back on their feet.
Mine Sniffing Rats - APOPO
网页Our African giant pouched rats, nicknamed HeroRATs, are helping to find landmines and detecting tuberculosis as part of an integrated approach. When deployed alongside standard methods, they speed up the process, getting people’s lives back on track as fast as possible.
Magawa, the landmine-sniffing hero rat, dies aged eight - BBC
网页2022年1月11日 · Magawa, the famous mine-clearing rat who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has died at the age of eight. In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out over 100 landmines and other...
Hero Rat Magawa Is Retiring From A Career Of Sniffing Out Land ... - NPR
网页2021年6月4日 · A heroic rat named Magawa has been working for five years in Cambodia, sniffing out dozens of land mines. He is believed to have saved lives. Now, the animal is about to embark on a well-deserved...
Magawa the Rat dubbed a 'hero' for record breaking Cambodia …
网页2022年1月12日 · He was dubbed a “hero rat” after he sniffed out more than 100 land mines and other explosives in Cambodia. But after a short retirement, Magawa died Sunday, according to the Belgium-based ...
Magawa the mine-detecting rat wins PDSA Gold Medal - BBC
网页2020年9月24日 · An African giant pouched rat has been awarded a prestigious gold medal for his work detecting land mines. Magawa has sniffed out 39 landmines and 28 unexploded munitions in his career.
Magawa, the landmine-sniffing hero rat, dies aged eight
网页2022年1月11日 · Magawa, the famous mine-clearing rat who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has died at the age of eight. In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out over 100 landmines and other...
How giant African rats are helping uncover deadly land mines …
网页2019年9月10日 · But these African giant pouched rats, being gently awoken from their cages, are called hero rats by their handlers. They have names like Harry Potter, Godiva, and Frederick — no relation. After...
Magawa, Rat That Hunted Land Mines, Dies in Retirement - The New York Times
网页2022年1月11日 · The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 mines and other pieces of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia over five years, winning hearts and an international award.
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