In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team ...

The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

F orget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after ...

African giant pouched rats trained to alert their handlers when they find illegally trafficked wildlife products ...

Researchers say they have trained African giant pouched rats to detect pangolin scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

The intelligent rodents have a particularly keen nose and have been previously trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis.

They may look like your regular humble Baltimore rat, but these critters are no ordinary rodent. They're called HeroRATs - ...

The rats were studied by scientists at Apopo, a Belgian-founded, Tanzania-based NGO, whose rodents also sniff out land mines ...

These rats aren't just dressed up for fun - they're on a mission to help sniff out the illegal wildlife trade.