Hero Rat Wins A Top Animal Award For Sniffing Out Land Mines – AuthenticAfrican

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Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for bravery in searching out unexploded land mines in Cambodia.

In the last four years, the rat named Magawa has helped to clear over 1.5 million square feet of land. The animal has detected dozens of land mines in Cambodia and is believed to have saved lives.

(Image credit: PDSA via AP)