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The African giant pouched rat named Ronin, which means 'masterless samurai,' has discovered 109 landmines and 15 items of ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Cambodia remains one of the world's most heavily landmined countries, owing to the deadly civil war that ended in 1998.

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has entered the Guinness World Records for detecting over 100 landmines in Cambodia.

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 giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other potentially deadly war remnants since his ...

Ronin surpassed the previous record of 71 landmines by another APOPO HeroRAT, Magawa, who retired in May 2021. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals gave out a bravery medal to Magawa for his ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...