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Adopt a rat and save lives
Aug 10, 2015 22:34:10   #
u02bnpx Loc: NW PA
 
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/26/world/africa/hero-rats-sniff-out-landmines-and-tb/

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Aug 12, 2015 00:23:15   #
robertperry Loc: Sacramento, Ca.
 
Interesting article, thanks for sharing.

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Aug 12, 2015 01:09:19   #
buckbrush Loc: Texas then Southwest Oregon
 
Really cool article.

I'll bet one of the positives is that the rats are so light, they won't set off any pressure mines.

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Aug 12, 2015 10:40:24   #
u02bnpx Loc: NW PA
 
buckbrush wrote:
Really cool article.

I'll bet one of the positives is that the rats are so light, they won't set off any pressure mines.


As a matter of fact, near the end, the article says just that: "Rats also have the advantage of being too lightweight to trip off a mine (Apopo boasts zero casualties so far)."

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