Training Rats to Detect Landmines
- Author:
- APOPO
- Publisher:
- APOPO
- Publication Date:
- 19 January 2014
- Tags:
- Mozambique, Arms and Military Affairs
Belgian non-governmental organisation APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to sniff out the explosives in landmines by conditioning them to associate the scent with rewards of food.
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