African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

One such initiative is of APOPO, a non-profit organisation, headquartered in Tanzania and working in 11 countries, that trains African giant pouched rats (nicknamed HeroRATS), to detect TB in ...

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Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence ...

Researchers have successfully trained African giant pouched rats to sniff rhino horns, elephant tusks, and pangolin scales. [iStockphoto] A rat, on a leash, on a mission. That is what we might ...

This comes after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to sniff rhino horns, elephant tusks, and pangolin scales. Through a study conducted by APOPO, a Tanzania-based ...

A rat was awarded the PDSA’s Dicken medal for ‘life-saving bravery and devotion to duty’ a couple of years ago, the only ...

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What is a Tanzanian giant pouched rat and how is it able to sniff out landmines, tuberculosis and possibly illegal drugs? There are only a handful of people who can answer that question and Dr ...