African giant pouched rats, which have previously been trained to sniff out buried mines and detect tuberculosis, are now being used to stop smuggling in Tanzania, The Guardian reported.

“She is an African giant pouched rat.” Mirasol and Maria (who sat out this story) are two African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Mirasol’s 1.7 ...

Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife species and remember targets for several months. Image APOPO Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Less well-known, but no less impressive are rats, with the African giant pouched rat being the star of the show. Recently a student at the Dutch Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e ...

After five years of sniffing out land mines in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian nonprofit ...

A hero rat who was commended for his outstanding service detecting landmines has died. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat trained to find unexploded ordnance, was retired last year. The 'HeroRAT ...

The rats will be tested and trained by APOPO, a Tanzanian-based group that pioneered using the African Giant Pouched Rat to find landmines. Harnessed to wires, the rats scamper along and are ...

It’s paired with a TinyML machine learning board, and it’s all wrapped up in a 3D printed enclosure that serves as a backpack to fit African Giant Pouched rats. The RatPack can provide a live ...

An African giant pouched rat named Magawa has been awarded a gold medal by a UK veterinary charity for his “life-saving” work in Cambodia where he detects landmines. Manawa has so far ...