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Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease

Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease

For decades APOPO has trained these “hero rats,” which have one of the most sensitive noses in the animal kingdom
Since 2003, the rats have been finding land mines and, more recently, have been turned on to trafficked wildlife and earthquake survivors

By AP · 04 September 2025

Cold snap chills New York City’s rats, and heats up the fight against them

Cold snap chills New York City’s rats, and heats up the fight against them

By AP · 23 January 2025

Rats break into ATM, munch through $18,000 in cash

Rats break into ATM, munch through $18,000 in cash

By AFP · 21 June 2018

Spot a rat? Real-time map aims to plot Paris sightings

Spot a rat? Real-time map aims to plot Paris sightings

By AFP · 11 June 2018

Joint operation: Indian cops blame rats for missing marijuana

Joint operation: Indian cops blame rats for missing marijuana

By AFP · 22 March 2017

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