Meet Lawino. Southern giant pouch rats are named after their large cheek pouches which are used to carry food to their burrow. Lawino can be seen using his great sense of smell to navigate the food at the end of the maze. Lawino came to us from the APOPO HeroRATs program, where rats are trained for land mine detection and tuberculosis detection. #ratsareawesome #apopo #HeroRATs #indyzoo | Indianapolis Zoo
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Meet Lawino. Southern giant pouch rats are named after their large cheek pouches which are used to carry food to their burrow. Lawino can be seen using his great sense of smell to navigate the food at the end of the maze. Lawino came to us from the APOPO HeroRATs program, where rats are trained for land mine detection and tuberculosis detection. #ratsareawesome #apopo #HeroRATs #indyzoo | Indianapolis Zoo
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They're known as 'hero rats' and for good reason. In Tanzania, African giant pouched rats are being trained to sniff out landmines, diseases and even humans buried under rubble. They have a highly sensitive sense of smell, which makes them invaluable during lifesaving missions. | AP
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They're known as 'hero rats' and for good reason. In Tanzania, African giant pouched rats are being trained to sniff out landmines, diseases and even humans buried under rubble. They have a highly sensitive sense of smell, which makes them invaluable during lifesaving missions. | AP
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👃🐭 Meet the APOPO HeroRATs – tiny noses with a huge impact!These African giant pouched rats are more than just adorable faces. Their long, dark whiskers aren’t just for show, they’re powerful tools that help them:🔹 Feel their way in the dark thanks to ultra-sensitive whiskers🌙 Navigate nighttime life as expert nocturnal foragers🧠 Sniff out danger—literally! They’re trained to detect landmines and even tuberculosis✨ Stand out from the crowd with signature whiskers, oversized ears, and long,
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👃🐭 Meet the APOPO HeroRATs – tiny noses with a huge impact!These African giant pouched rats are more than just adorable faces. Their long, dark whiskers aren’t just for show, they’re powerful tools that help them:🔹 Feel their way in the dark thanks to ultra-sensitive whiskers🌙 Navigate nighttime life as expert nocturnal foragers🧠 Sniff out danger—literally! They’re trained to detect landmines and even tuberculosis✨ Stand out from the crowd with signature whiskers, oversized ears, and long,
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Meet the tiny detectives tackling wildlife crime! 🕵️‍♂️🐾 🐀 African giant pouched rats are being trained to help put an end to the illegal wildlife trade, a global market worth up to $20 billion a year. Tanzanian nonprofit APOPO has been teaching these highly intelligent rodents to detect illegal wildlife products like pangolin scales, rhino horn, and ivory with their incredible sense of smell. After six years of training using positive reinforcement, 📈 these little crime-fighters are now nea
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Rats Trained To Sniff Out Tuberculosis In Africa These African giant pouched rats (cricetomys gambianus) have hero status with the scientists at the APOPO Project, a Belgian non-profit organization in Tanzania, thanks to their ability to sniff out tuberculosis. APOPO is known for training rats to find landmines, but training them to detect TB was new territory when they began using the programme back in 2008. Now the animals work in 21 medical centres in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam #Rats #T
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It’s the first #FullCheekFriday for APOPO’s #RescueRATs in their new home in Turkey! The rats recently relocated from Tanzania and will continue their life-saving Search and Rescue training here. Big cheeks, even bigger impact. #FCF #APOPO #HeroRATs #AfricanGiantPouchedRat #TGIF #WeekendVibes | APOPO
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Our Gambian Pouched Rats enjoying some meal worms on this beautiful morning 👍👍👍👍 DID YOU KNOW❓❓❓❓❓ The Gambian pouched rat has very poor eyesight and so depends on its senses of smell and hearing. Its name comes from the large, hamster-like pouches in its cheeks. It is not a true rat but is part of an African branch of muroid rodents. It typically weighs between 1 and 1.4 kilograms (2.2 and 3.1 lb). In its native Africa, the pouched rat lives in colonies of up to twenty, usually in forests a
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The African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) has distinct features. It has large pouches in its cheeks for storing food. Coarse fur except on their long tail, which helps with balance and coordination especially when the rats climb or move quickly. The tails also help dissipate heat for temperature regulation. The African giant pouched rat has large ears and excellent hearing. Their whiskers are sensitive and play a crucial role in navigating their environment. Also they are nocturnal, me
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