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Most landmines detected by a rat
Ronin, originally from Tanzania, now spends his life sniffing out explosives in Cambodia.
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What if I told you that this rat could sniff out landmines
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Ronin is an African giant pouch rat from Tanzania, trained and deployed to sniff out unexploded mortars in Cambodia
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Small and light enough to not trigger the mines, the rats are trained to sniff out a chemical compound in explosives
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by the non-profit organisation APOPO. Ronin is said to be hard-working but friendly and relaxed
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and his favourite treat, avocado. In his career so far, he has detected 109 landmines
