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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Tanzanian rats trained to sniff out landmines (Jenni Dunning in the Toronto Star)

"According to AFP, it takes two human 'deminers' a full day to clear a 200-square-metre minefield. With the help of a couple of pouch rats, they can finish the job in 90 minutes. So far, says APOPO founder Bart Weetjens, the rats 'have helped re-open almost two million square metres of land' in Mozambique."

Full article: Tanzanian rats trained to sniff out landmines

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