From Michael Sullivan / NPR: In Cambodia, demining rats have been trained to sniff out land mines, effectively identifying unexploded materials like landmines, bombs, and grenades. These two-foot-long Gambian pouched rats have an excellent sense of smell and are trained by Apopo – an international nonprofit – using bananas as a reward for finding TNT. While they are highly effective, they are just one way the region, hit hard by conflict, is attempting to demine land.
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