An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday. The ...

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent ...

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to save lives Not a fan of rats? Well, they might save your life. APOPO is a global nonprofit organization that trains ...

In Tanzania, African giant pouched rats are being trained to sniff out landmines, diseases, and even humans buried under rubble. They have a highly sensitive sense of smell, which makes them ...

During his career, Magawa found over 100 landmines and other explosives Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Magawa, the "hero rat" who saved countless lives through the detection of landmines, has died.

Magawa, an African pouched rat who found dozens of landmines in Cambodia, died over the weekend, the organization that trained him announced Tuesday. He was 8 years old. APOPO — the Tanzania-based ...

Travelers to Southeast Asia are no strangers to Siem Reap. The city’s world-class wonder, Angkor Wat, attracts curious tourists from all over the world. This beautiful destination continues to ...

Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, was likely never aware of his legacy. He sniffed out more than 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia during his five years with the Tanzania-based ...