Meet Ronan: a giant African pouched rat and real-life hero. Trained to detect landmines, Ronan holds a Guinness World Record for finding 109 mines and 15 unexploded devices in Cambodia. Weighing up to 3 pounds and powered by avocados, these remarkable rats can do in 20 minutes what takes humans 4 days. | CBS News
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Meet Ronan: a giant African pouched rat and real-life hero. Trained to detect landmines, Ronan holds a Guinness World Record for finding 109 mines and 15 unexploded devices in Cambodia. Weighing up to 3 pounds and powered by avocados, these remarkable rats can do in 20 minutes what takes humans 4 days. | CBS News
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Meet the tiny detectives tackling wildlife crime! 🕵️‍♂️🐾 🐀 African giant pouched rats are being trained to help put an end to the illegal wildlife trade, a global market worth up to $20 billion a year. Tanzanian nonprofit APOPO has been teaching these highly intelligent rodents to detect illegal wildlife products like pangolin scales, rhino horn, and ivory with their incredible sense of smell. After six years of training using positive reinforcement, 📈 these little crime-fighters are now nea
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Meet the tiny detectives tackling wildlife crime! 🕵️‍♂️🐾 🐀 African giant pouched rats are being trained to help put an end to the illegal wildlife trade, a global market worth up to $20 billion a year. Tanzanian nonprofit APOPO has been teaching these highly intelligent rodents to detect illegal wildlife products like pangolin scales, rhino horn, and ivory with their incredible sense of smell. After six years of training using positive reinforcement, 📈 these little crime-fighters are now nea
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