Cambodia deploys African rats as next generation to sniff out landmines
Twenty rodents were imported from Tanzania and have undergone intense training
11 June 2021 - 16:20
Preah Vihear, Cambodia — Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost demining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordinance (UXO).
Twenty African giant pouched rats were recently imported from Tanzania and have undergone intense training...
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