Do you know Rats can fine the landmine easily than human? In Mozambique, (African country) forest man giving training to his rats to find the landmine bombs.
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| Trained Rat on Duty - Rat Sniffer |
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| Kofi on Duty |
After end of civil war in Mozambique, still people are afraid of landmine. Every month 20 to 25 people are dying in landmine explosive. Finally they found the solution through rats.
Rats are finding the landmine using its special smelling power and deactivate the landmine bomb safely. For every 2 hours of time, two rats can finish this job within 200 square feet. But this same job human will take 1 day to finish.
Rats are finding the landmine using its special smelling power and deactivate the landmine bomb safely. For every 2 hours of time, two rats can finish this job within 200 square feet. But this same job human will take 1 day to finish.
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| Landmine finder Rat |
So using the Rats is better idea Right?
But you have to give special training to them. Kofi is the specially trained Rat Sniffer doing all these works. The forest man can give training to other rats. But it will take at least 9 months to complete.
But you have to give special training to them. Kofi is the specially trained Rat Sniffer doing all these works. The forest man can give training to other rats. But it will take at least 9 months to complete.
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After completion of successful landmine deactivation work Kofi gets a banana as a reward. :)
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| Kofi getting its reward Banana |
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| Kofi with its Trainer |
Watch this Video From Animal Planet:
APOPO trains rats to detect landmines and TB.
For more information visit APOPO website.
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