These are African Giant Pouched Rats. Apopo is a non-profit that has turned this animal into a life-saving hero.

It's just enough food, she says, to feed her starving family of six. Tonight, they dine on rats. "Look what we've ... once dubbed southern Africa's bread basket, has in six short years become ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

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 ...

With its work since 2021 in the Preah Vihear province, Ronin has surpassed the legacy of Magawa, who passed away in 2022 after retiring and having identified 71 landmines and 38 unexploded objects.

elephant ivory and African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) in cargo shipments. Not all rats in the facility are suitable for the job: trainers look for rats that bond with them and are eager to ...

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has uncovered 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021, charity Apopo, which trains the animals, said in a statement. Cambodia remains ...

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 ...