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231 points uprootdev | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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interludead ◴[19 Nov 24 07:25 UTC] No.42180821[source]▶
I saw a news story about rats being trained in Tanzania to search for people under rubble. These animals have sharp hearing and an excellent sense of smell. I just don’t remember the exact breed of these rats. I really like these animals!
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1. kombookcha ◴[19 Nov 24 07:44 UTC] No.42180901[source]▶
I believe there is also a very interesting project that uses trained rats to detect and mark landmines for clearing. The rats can apparently smell even very old explosives under the dirt, and unlike their handlers are too light to set them off :)