He sniffed out 39 land mines and 28 explosives in Cambodia. He received a medal for "lifesaving br

[soothsayer]

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He sniffed out 39 land mines and 28 explosives in Cambodia.

He received a medal for "lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty."

He is a rat. 🐀🎖
Magawa wearing his gold medal from the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, a British charity, on Friday.
Rat That Sniffs Out Land Mines Receives Award for Bravery
nytimes.com
https://t.co/bKMGpOFLKh?amp=1

[Silent3]

1. Looks like a mini kangaroo n/t

[trueblue2007]

6. i love rats

[JoeOtterbein]

2. Thank you...

Magawa!

[soothsayer]

3. No maga would be that brave... though they have the rat part down

[JoeOtterbein]

4. At first I thought his name meant the article was a joke...

...until I read the story.

Love it!

[Phoenix61]

5. I saw a show about this several years ago.

They were training the rats and the handlers. It was amazing what they could do. Dogs are too heavy and would set off the land mines. The rats, on the other hand, are much smaller and very trainable. That group was using big white rats. Apparently, rats are very social and work well with their handlers.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Who's a good boy?

Good work, Magawa! Well done! I hope he lives a life of leisure from here on out.

[Meowmee]

8. wow!

I am impressed.. he is cute too