A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years.

“Ronin has detected an impressive 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), surpassing the previous record ...

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

Ronin wakes up before sunrise and, after having sunscreen applied to his ears and tail, he goes to work — and spends12 ...

APOPO "He's a very hardworking rat," Cindy Fast, head of APOPO's training and research efforts, tells PEOPLE of the group's star landmine-sniffing rodent Since 1979, nearly 20,000 people — many ...

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 ...

Ronin, a remarkable five-year-old rat trained by APOPO, has achieved a Guinness World Record for detecting the most explosives. Deployed in Cambodia, he swiftly clears minefields, a task that ...