An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other ...

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

Times are tough at the moment and world news may feel like we are bouncing from one negative story to another, so here’s ...

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

Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...

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 ...

A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and ...

Imagine seeing a giant rat as a welcome sight, the same way you greet a talented colleague at work in the morning. Coffee ...

Ronin the African giant pouched rat set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Guinness World Records ...

Ronin named Rat has achieved a remarkable world record by detecting over 100 landmines. Read more about it here.

A Westmeath woman has expressed her surprise and pride after a landmine-hunting rat that she adopted in Cambodia set a world ...

It’s crucial work. An estimated 110 million landmines are still buried in over 60 countries around the world, said landmine detection nonprofit APOPO. In 2023, landmines caused 5,757 casualties ...