These Huge Rats Can Sniff Out Land Mines | National Geographic
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2015
- A group in Cambodia is using Gambian giant rats to find the nearly two million land mines spread out across the country. These UXOs (unexploded ordnances) injure hundreds of people every year. The rats are adept at sniffing out TNT and pointing their human companions to where the danger lies. The rodents don't set off the mines because they're too light, and they can clear a hundred-square-meter area in under 30 minutes, much faster than a human can.
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The relationship they feel with the rats is how I feel towards my dogs, it's so close and special :>
I think they're kind of cute and yeah, if they can save lives then great!
this is very exciting news. i hope things will become better for the people of cambodia thanks to this wonderful development
i love rats and they can understeand voice commands and diffference people, at least our european norml sized rats, i used to have two.
I'm wondering if these rats are different since they aren't technically domesticated.
Wow. This is just plain brilliant.
2 million landmines, that's scary....
1:40 very very very very very very very lmfao
Gayb Nudell not their origin language
Here's to our animal heroes as well as our human ones.
Okay...NOW I'm impressed! Brilliant
In the memory of B.F. Skinner
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Angola has 1 landmine for every habitante since the civil war on the 90 the country side farm land been plagued with land mines Please help them
+albert neve we have many rats to send. Please post the address for shipment im sure many would love to send them your way!
MICHAEL MNPropBros Yourself Included
Oh Thank God. I thought the rats got blown up when detecting.
They can't because they're light weight prevents them from setting them off.
This rats knows exactly who is who.I own one of this rats since 6 Months,it makes a big difference in it´s behavior when my girl is feeding him.Only me and my Girl can touch Pouchi my Gambian Pouched Rat.If a strange Person try to touch him he stands on his backlegs and try to intimidate the Person with a loud hiss.This shows me:The Gambian Pouched Rat make a difference between people.
thank you for the compliment
What a cute dog.
Rats.. no matter how bad they can be as pests most the time, they help us so much.
Those rats are huge. So big you put a collar on them.
awesome and cute🐀
+Alicia Spell Yes, until you find one in your house. Then you'll shiit your pants, and you try everything in your power to kill it.
All I can say is....... I want one :)
+Wolfryukashin Same XD
Wolfryukashin I want 3
I want several
in the Philippines, they have tonnes of rat on the sewers, garbage dumpsites & even their own houses. could they teach those rats how to sniff land mines?
no, have to be certain kind of rats and they have be to raised and trained.
Ahhhhh I want one!!!!!
So cute
Awesome good news!
About time you guys need to show more stuff everything is old but ppl don't know about anything
those countries who planted these mines should be the one cleaning it. who is it anyways?
+Kitsune Ken from different countries.. most of them are from war era
batangkalye15 thanks, ill do more research!
+Kitsune Ken america
Kalyan Srinivas, Wrong. The Cambodian genocide carried out by pol pot (a Cambodian) planted the mines. Also, Vietnam went to war with Cambodia.
Kmher Rouge during the genocide in Cambodia
Is there any workers compensation for the rats that get blown up.
Joyce Carter the rats are too light to set off the mines.
That's so cool!! I have two domestic rattie girls but I dont think they would be up to the job! :)
Well at the end of the day rats have helped society and not destroy it
wow.like .l m won't you live home
i wanna big rat their kinda cute ;)
very, very, very
yum
Why not just lay down explosive strips to clear landmines?
I want one.
Not "Sniff'n' the Tears" but sniffing the mines...
Are those rats or are they your new FOX bosses?
Here's an idea. Just start raising goats or cows on those lands. As they graze the land, all the landmines will eventually get spent.
+Jack Hoff
When it rains meat, have the BBQ ready!
I think they are kinda cute
Do they give them a taco for a reward?
Those rats are of course far different from the black rodents coming out of the drain 😅
Rats to the rescue!
why r ther eso many land mines? :o
War
@@marginelouis6674 which war?
Can you get these rats in the States??? Thanks!!
+Robin Lindner NY
And that's how invasive species start off.
say what ?!?!?!? rat can't smell land mines
Yes they can
Red Thunder Did you watch the video..?
Can't see the caption for the advertise for a game. Thanks....for nothing.
Ms lewiki anyone?
HISSSSSSSSS REPTILIANS ATTACK NATURE #LEAFY4PRESIDENT
Ny rats eat these rats for breakfast.
G force :v
first
disgusting !!!!
Like you
Nahh these rats are not city dwelling..these rats are clean and only eats fruits and vegetables in africa they breed these rats and eat it
sukruoosten These rats are saving lives. I can’t see how that is disgusting.
No one seems to be mentioning that there's not really much in it for the rat, except a quick and horrible death.
the rats are too light to set the mines off
This isn't for saving lives. This is for them profiting all the money from those land mines.