Category: landmines

June 4, 2021 Off

A Hero’s Retirement Party Awaits This World-Famous, Medal-Winning Rat

By Heather Chen

A famous landmine-hunting “hero rat” will retire this month due to old age after a stellar five-year career in which…

November 28, 2020 Off

By Katherine Tutrone

This rat could save your life. Meet Magawa, the “hero rat” with the super sniffer. He’s made headlines for receiving…

September 29, 2020 Off

By Heather Chen

Rats are often associated with disease, sewage and trash, but the viral story of a brave rodent in Cambodia has…