Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and he just set a record for his species. According to ...

Ronin the African giant pouched rat set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Guinness World Records ...

The achievement is nothing to squeak at, as this rodent of unusual size, an African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), is basically helping to save lives. Ronin and his fellow rats are ...

Ronin the African giant pouched rat is one of more than 100 rats trained by a Belgian nonprofit to sniff out deadly land mines. Guinness World Records / APOPO Former conflict zones are littered ...

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), has achieved the distinction of being the most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) in the organization's history, the news release said.

Weetjens went on to establish APOPO, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Tanzania, that trains African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei), one of the largest and longest-lived rat species.