A special rat called Ronin just broke a world record! This African giant pouched rat found more mines than any other rat ever. The boss at Guinness World Records, Adam Millward, really likes what these HeroRATs do. He thinks their work changes lives for the better. Millward said Ronin shows how animals can team up with people to make good things happen.
Ronin earned his award on April 4, which marks both Mine Awareness Day and World Rat Day. Since starting to work in Cambodia in 2021, Ronin has sniffed out 109 landmines and 15 other dangerous items left over from war. His amazing nose beat the old record held by Magawa, another hero rat who found 71 mines and 38 war items during five years of work.
The person who works with Ronin every day, Phanny, feels very proud. Phanny said Ronin proves how well kind training works with animals. At just five years old, Ronin stands as the best mine-finding rat ever trained by APOPO. This group works from Tanzania and has spent over 25 years teaching these big rats to find both mines and tuberculosis. These helpful rats have cleared huge areas of land all around the world.
Ronin earned his award on April 4, which marks both Mine Awareness Day and World Rat Day. Since starting to work in Cambodia in 2021, Ronin has sniffed out 109 landmines and 15 other dangerous items left over from war. His amazing nose beat the old record held by Magawa, another hero rat who found 71 mines and 38 war items during five years of work.
The person who works with Ronin every day, Phanny, feels very proud. Phanny said Ronin proves how well kind training works with animals. At just five years old, Ronin stands as the best mine-finding rat ever trained by APOPO. This group works from Tanzania and has spent over 25 years teaching these big rats to find both mines and tuberculosis. These helpful rats have cleared huge areas of land all around the world.
