African giant pouched rats, which have previously been trained to sniff out buried mines and detect tuberculosis, are now being used to stop smuggling in Tanzania, The Guardian reported.

A new species of rat, four times larger than regular rodents ... to nibble into nuts and coconuts. These giant-sized but long-hidden creatures are likely to be immediately classified as critically ...

Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute ... in the packaging – all in an attempt slip past visual and X-ray inspections. This is where the rats and their ...

According to new research led by APOPO and published ... monkeypox virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). African giant pouched rats have an average lifespan of around eight years ...

A new kind of border patrol agent could soon ... And they wear tiny red vests. African giant pouched rats have been trained to identify pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other items from at ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to identify ...

According to new research led by APOPO and published in Frontiers in Conservation Science ... monkeypox virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). African giant pouched rats have an average ...