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Ronin, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, has found 109 land mines and 15 other unexploded ordnances in Cambodia ...

Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...

Ronin is one of more than 100 rats trained by APOPO to detect the scent of the explosive chemicals and point landmines out to ...

The African giant pouched rat named Ronin, which means 'masterless samurai,' has discovered 109 landmines and 15 items of ...

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has entered the Guinness World Records for detecting over 100 landmines in Cambodia.

Ronin, a specially trained rat deployed to Cambodia, has helped locate more than 100 anti-personnel landmines littered around ...

Ronin surpassed the previous record of 71 landmines by another APOPO HeroRAT, Magawa, who retired in May 2021. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals gave out a bravery medal to Magawa for his ...

Cambodia remains one of the world's most heavily landmined countries, owing to the deadly civil war that ended in 1998.

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...

Ronin is one of more than 100 rats trained by APOPO to detect the scent of the explosive chemicals and point landmines out to their handlers. The rats are highly versatile and have also been ...