Mine-sweeping Rats!
An organization in eastern Africa is using rats to sweep minefields. Is this safe? Is it ethical? Are these rats simply being sent to their doom? Find out in this episode.
Check out the APOPO website to learn more about their organization and how you can help them out.
The following are some interesting Youtube videos about these mine sweeping rats:
The rat trained in this video is going to Mozambique to perform a mine-clearing mission, since she passed all her tests.
Mine Sweeping Rats of Tanzania
In this video, documentarians watch rats sweep mines.
They blew up un-exploded ordinances with a clacker.
African Giant Pouched rats are used to clear mines.