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Tanzania: Rats Sniff Out Land Mines, TB

Rats are being trained to sniff out and detect landmines and TB because of their keen sense of smell.
Tanzania Giant Rats Sniff Out Land Mines And TB

PHOTO ESSAYS: Tanzania Giant Rats Sniff Out Land Mines And TB

Femi and other rats are trained to find land mines by the Belgian-Tanzanian APOPO company.

  • Tanzania:   Giant Rats Sniff Out Land Mines and TB

    RNW Africa, 2 January 2012

    Femi scratches at the moist surface. Something metallic appears from beneath the soil. A dry clicking sound makes her run to her trainer, who gives her a piece of banana. The young… Read more »

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