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

Ronin is part of APOPO, a Belgian nonprofit that trains African giant pouched rats to detect unactivated land mines left over from wars in different countries. The organization explains that many ...

Weetjens went on to establish APOPO, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Tanzania, that trains African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei), one of the largest and longest-lived rat species.

Anti-Personnel Landmines Detection Product Development (APOPO), a Belgian non-governmental organization, has just announced that HeroRAT Ronin has broken the Guinness World Record for the most ...

Rats respond to the smell of TNT and are not distracted by harmless metal items in the ground. APOPO, Anti-personnel Landmines Removal Project, is a charity founded by two Belgians 25 years ago.

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