How giant rats in mini vests help sniff out crime
APOPO, a nonprofit in Tanzania, is training giant rats equipped with tiny vests in scent detection to prevent illegal ...
African giant pouched rats help sniff out crime
APOPO, a nonprofit in Tanzania, is training giant rats equipped with tiny vests in scent detection to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking.
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Giant Rats In Tiny Vests Trained To Sniff Out Illegally Trafficked Wildlife
F orget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after ...
Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and ...
Moment rats the size of CATS terrorise shoppers in Asda as staff battle to trap beasts under buckets
RATS the size of cats have been causing mayhem in an Asda. The monster vermin have been filmed scuttling down the aisles to ...
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Are giant rats the future in sniffing out wildlife trafficking? Watch the rodents at work
Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...
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How Ivory The Contraband-Sniffing Giant African Pouched Rat Gets It Done
Species around the world are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, which peddles in wares such as pangolin scales, ...