Cambodia deploys rats to sniff out landmines
A mine detection rat sniffs for landmines in an area being demined in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, June 11more
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2021年 6月 11日 Friday
A mine detection rat sniffs for landmines in an area being demined in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, June 11, 2021. Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining 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. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
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Magawa, the recently retired mine detection rat, plays with his previous handler So Malen at the APOPO Visitormore