Cambodia's landmine-sniffing 'hero' rat Magawa dies in retirement

[Robert59]

PHNOM PENH, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Cambodia's landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in the Southeast Asian nation.

https://www.reuters.com/business/en...g-hero-rat-magawa-dies-retirement-2022-01-12/

 

[dseag2]

Wow, that heroic rat contributed more to society than I have! RIP Magawa.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Awwww....I hope he was retired long enough to enjoy it ! I guess 6 months in rat time is longer to them than it sounds to us.