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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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Scientists Discover A Species Of Giant Rat
In the isolated Solomon Islands, mothers and fathers have been known to sing to their children of apocryphal rats.
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Archaeologists Find Dog Sized Rat
Archaeologists with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor in Southeast Asia with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats.
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Giant rats, fanged frogs discovered
Scientists have discovered new species of fanged frog, grunting fish and a giant rat, probably the biggest in the world.
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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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Scientists Discover A Species Of Giant Rat
In the isolated Solomon Islands, mothers and fathers have been known to sing to their children of apocryphal rats.
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Archaeologists Find Dog Sized Rat
Archaeologists with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor in Southeast Asia with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats.
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Giant rats, fanged frogs discovered
Scientists have discovered new species of fanged frog, grunting fish and a giant rat, probably the biggest in the world.
