PHNOM PENH, June 5 ― A giant African pouched rat called Magawa who spent years sniffing out landmines in the Cambodian countryside has stopped working and will enjoy a well-earned retirement eating bananas and peanuts, his employers toldMagawa, originally from Tanzania, was trained by the Belgian charity APOPO which says the rodent helped clear mines from 225,000 square metres of land in his five-year career, the equivalent of 42 football pitches.
APOPO trained Magawa in his native Tanzania to detect the chemical compound within explosives by rewarding him with tasty treats ― his favourites being bananas and peanuts.Magawa can scurry across an area the size of a tennis court in just 30 minutes, something that would take four days using a conventional metal detector.
In his autumn years, Magawa will spend more time doing what he loves, says Heimann ― eating bananas and peanuts.
Who sold those land mines? Where were they made. In which company or companies? In which country or countries ?
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