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Meet Ronin: The Hero Rat Saving Lives Worldwide!

4/12/2025

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Meet Ronin, a remarkable 5-year-old African giant pouched rat from Tanzania, who has achieved a Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines and 15 unexploded ordnance in Cambodia. Thanks to his extraordinary sense of smell and training from APOPO, Ronin is redefining the role of rats, turning them from mere pests into courageous lifesaving heroes.

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Meet Ronin, a remarkable 5-year-old African giant pouched rat from Tanzania, who has achieved a Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines and 15 unexploded ordnance in Cambodia. Thanks to his extraordinary sense of smell and training from APOPO, Ronin is redefining the role of rats, turning them from mere pests into courageous lifesaving heroes.