33,000 families are home safe thanks to rats who thought they were just solving daily puzzles.

Trained rats that sniff out landmines have destroyed more than 31,700 landmines, cleared an area the size of Paris, helped make Mozambique m

Trained African giant pouched rats have destroyed over 31,700 landmines in Mozambique, Cambodia, and Azerbaijan. Their work helped declare Mozambique mine-free and is now enabling 33,000 displaced families to return home in Azerbaijan. The rats, trained by Belgian NGO APOPO, detect explosives safely using their keen sense of smell.

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