One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and he just set a record for his species. According to Smithsonian, the 5-year-old rat named ...

Across the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to the Mine Action Review, in 2023, there were 1,431 deaths and 5,241 recorded ...

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

Ronin the African giant pouched rat set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Guinness World Records ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

A giant African pouched rat named Ronin has broken the Guinness World Record for discovering landmines in Cambodia.

A Cambodian rat has set an extraordinary new record in landmine detection. With over 100 mines found, this unlikely hero is changing the way we tackle hidden dangers.

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

Ronin may have two years or more of detection work ahead of him, APOPO said. “He’s not just an asset, he’s a valued partner and colleague,” Phanny, Ronin’s handler, said in the statement.

Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other potentially deadly war remnants since his deployment to northern Preah Vihear province in August 2021, the Belgian ...

At just five years old, he may have two years or more of detection work ahead of him, continuing to build on his already record-breaking total,” the statement by Apopo said. Ronin was deployed ...

the Belgian charity APOPO said in a statement. Five-year-old Ronin has been named the most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) in the organisation’s history. “His exceptional accomplishments ...