An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other ...

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has entered the Guinness World Records for detecting over 100 landmines in Cambodia.

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

Cambodia remains one of the world's most heavily landmined countries, owing to the deadly civil war that ended in 1998.

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat in Cambodia, has set a record by detecting 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance items since 2021. His efforts are credited with significantly contributing to ...

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ...

An African landmine-sniffing rat in Cambodia has broken a world record after detecting more than 100 landmines and other ...

Five-year-old Ronin has been named the most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) in the organisation's history. "His ...

Demining efforts have been underway for decades, including the work done by Ronin and other APOPO rats. In 2023, there were only 32 reported casualties involving landmines in Cambodia, according ...

A rat named Ronin has made history by becoming the first to detect over 100 landmines, earning a Guinness World Record. Read ...

A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and ...

Ronin, a rat trained to sniff out explosives, has earned an entry in the Guinness World Records after finding a record 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia’s northern Preah ...