What a hero!!

[Jim R]

Dogs who can sniff out drugs, pigs that find truffles - but THIS guy is the star :tongue-out3:

[BattleshipBob]

Yep, a very brave and true hero, think of the lives he has saved.

Long and deserved retirement:thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

He’s bigger than he looks as well.........

[BattleshipBob]

Would send my mad ginger moggie but hes a big boy and would soon set off every mine lol

[GerryW]

Normally I'm very much against rats and can't see the point of them, even as pets/lab animals - but this time I'm glad that these are about! Though from the pictures and reading the article, sounds more like a 'desert rat' or gerbil - but bigger?

[The Smythe Meister]

I`m gonna use "The A word" i`m afraid guys!! Sacrilege i know
That little chap is [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]AWESOME [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)] [/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Andy[/COLOR]

[Jim R]

Reading about this little "sniffer" got me Googling land mines. Terrifying!! The numbers left and unmarked from conflicts around the world and the number of people who each year are killed or maimed by them, many are children. Really upsetting.
Jim

[rtfoe]

I`m gonna use "The A word" i`m afraid guys!! Sacrilege i know
That little chap is [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]AWESOME [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)] [/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Andy[/COLOR]

Yup Awesome he is. Three Cheeses for the hero hip ..hip... hooray.
Anyone or anything that saves lives is a good thing.

Cheers,
Richard

[dave]

They do brilliant work, went to a talk by APOPO the charity that trains them, absolutely fascinating. They are Giant African Rats, first started working in Mozambique.