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 ...

Across the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to the Mine Action Review, in 2023, there were 1,431 deaths and 5,241 recorded ...

Elizabeth Bowen Visiting Cambodia some years ago, I came upon a band of musicians busking at the side of the road. The dozen ...

Ronin, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, has found 109 land mines and 15 other unexploded ordnances in Cambodia ...

The Belgian non-profit APOPO announced that Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, had become the most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) in the organization’s history, earning a Guinness World Record ...

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

A giant African pouched rat named Ronin has broken the Guinness World Record for discovering landmines in Cambodia.

Ronin is one of more than 100 rats trained by APOPO to detect the scent of the explosive chemicals and point landmines out to ...

A Cambodian rat has set an extraordinary new record in landmine detection. With over 100 mines found, this unlikely hero is changing the way we tackle hidden dangers.

Ronin’s journey began in 2021, when he was trained by the non-profit organization Apopo to sniff out explosives. With his keen sense of smell, he can detect the chemicals used in landmines and other ...

Ronin, a specially trained rat deployed to Cambodia, has helped locate more than 100 anti-personnel landmines littered around ...