Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career.
Magawa, the landmine detection rat, eats corn at the APOPO Visitor Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, June 10, 2021. File PhotoLandmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career in Cambodia, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in the Southeast Asian nation.
The African giant pouched rat received a gold medal in 2020 from Britain's People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for"lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty". Illustrating the extreme risks involved, three Cambodians working to clear mines died on Monday in Preah Vihear province, bordering Thailand.
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