Rats are incredibly intelligent animals, so it’s no wonder they’ve become popular pets. But unlike the rodent that likes to ...

Rats are widely regarded as undesirable guests in any household. These vermin are not only potential carriers of diseases, ...

Super-Sniffing Rat Sets a New World Record for Discovering Deadly Land Mines—and He’s Just Getting Started Ronin, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, has found 109 land mines and 15 other ...

From land mine detection to sniffing out illegally trafficked wildlife parts, a group of trained African giant pouched rats in Tanzania is proving a valuable partner for humans, Mongabay’s Lucia ...

APOPO has a program where it teaches African giant pouched rats to sniff out the chemicals in abandoned mines and other weapons left behind in periods of war, according to Guinness World Records ...

A landmine-sniffing rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by becoming the first rodent in the world to uncover more than 100 mines and other war remnants. Ronin, the African giant pouched rat ...

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 and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents everywhere by saving innocent civilians from hidden explosives. The African giant pouched rat recently set a new world record ...

Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents everywhere by saving innocent civilians from hidden explosives. The African giant pouched rat recently set a new world record ...

Ronin, a rat trained to sniff out explosives, has earned an entry in the Guinness World Records after finding a record 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia’s northern ...

Rat that detected dozens of landmines gets award for animal bravery An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated ...