A Belgian not-for-profit organisation called Apopo has trained African giant pouched rats to sniff out landmines, find human survivors, and even detect TB.
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Landmines are scattered across many countries threatening to kill or harm unsuspecting civilians. Bart Weetjens founded an organization training rats to protect humans by sniffing out these landmines.
Disney’s Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers was a keystone member of the famed Disney Afternoon programming block in the ‘90s. A generation of kids grew up watching the quartet of rodents (don’t forget Zipper) solve crimes and help people.