A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that ...

Which brings us to Ronin, a 5 1/2-year-old African giant pouched rat from Tanzania. Since 2021, Ronin, who now lives in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear Province, has used his insanely sensitive nose to ...

This neighborhood is totally rat-tled. Rat sightings are trending down citywide but some neighborhoods are seeing massive spikes — with one area in Queens hit with a 119% increase in 311 ...

In September 2024, the California legislature passed the Poison-Free Wildlife Act, which bans some rat poisons. In the months since, some people have claimed an increased rodent population has ...

was named APOPO's most successful Mine Detection Rat. He also was acknowledged by the Guinness World Records. Since August 2021, Ronin has detected 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ...

Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ... and the threat they pose for decades after a conflict has ended, killing and maiming and hampering land development ...

A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that ...

Ronin wakes up before sunrise and, after having sunscreen applied to his ears and tail, he goes to work — and spends12 minutes on the job before clocking out "He's a very hardworking rat," Cindy ...

A rat named Ronin has earned a Guinness World Record for finding the most landmines, lifesaving work he’s performed in Cambodia. He’s an African giant pouched rat who’s been trained and ...