Rat discovered a record amount of anti -sand mines
The Ronin rat, who was trained to find explosives, was included in the Guinness Book of Records because she found more than a hundred anti -pallets in Cambodia and other unexploded ordnance. Since 2021, she has found a record 109 min and 15 other unexploded funds with the help of smell, foreign news agencies reported.
She did excellent work in the north of Cambodia, and her leader Phanny praised her as a « appreciated partner and colleague, » German news agency dpa reports.
The public informed the Belgian non -governmental organization Apopo last Friday, on World Rats Day.
Mine is only looking for half an hour a day. Photo: Handout/AFP
The organization trains large rats and certain breeds of dogs to detect anti -wood and tuberculosis. According to the organization, 300 of their trained rats are involved in various projects.
The rats are too light so that they can trigger anti -woods, but they can track them down faster than metal detectors.
Ronin is an African large baggy rat, which has been seeking explosive funds in the north of Cambodia since August 2021. It is also the most successful rat trained in the organization of Apopo in its 25-year history, the organization said.
A representative of the organization said Ronin is probably successful because he is very focused, working and focused on solving problems. He is intelligent and curious, and finding mines is a fun game for him.
Cambodia is one of the most polluted countries. Photo: Handout/AFP
Before him, a record 71 anti -sand mines and 38 other unexploded ordeals found a rat Magawa during her five -year work. This helped to clean the 42 football field area, according to French news agency AFP. She died a year after her retirement in 2021.
Apopo also reported to ensure that the rats work only half an hour a day, early in the morning. The rest of the day rest and play. They also pointed out that in search of mines they see an enrichment of their activity, as they stimulate their brains and noses.
After the end of the more than 30-year civil war in 1998, Cambodia remains one with the mines of the most polluted countries in the world. Deaths due to anti -erect mines and unexploded ordnance are still common. Since 1979, they have demanded about 20,000 lives, and twice as many people have been injured.
