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Opinion: Support Your Local Hero Rat

By Laurel Anne HillAug 17th 2010 – 5:30AM
Steve Ringman, Seattle Times / MCT

Steve Ringman, Seattle Times / MCT

(Aug. 17) -- Giant pouched African rats have a nose for success. APOPO, a registered charity in Belgium and based in Tanzania, has trained these long-whiskered critters to sniff out unexploded land mines and save human lives. Working for rewards of banana slices and peanuts, "Hero Rats" schooled in Tanzania have become...

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