Hero Landmine-Sniffing Rats Are Saving Human Lives in Africa

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Rats are normally classified as vermin, but they can be heroes too. Proving the fact is APOPO, a Belgian NGO that trains African giant pouched rats to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis infections. Since 2006, the ‘hero rats’ have been working on minefields in Mozambique, clearing the country of over 13,000 landmines, reclaiming over 11 million square meters of land. They’ve also accurately analyzed over a quarter of a million blood samples for TB infections.

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