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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

www.bbc.com

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Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

www.bbc.com

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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The statue honours the late African giant pouched rat who sniffed out more than 100 landmines during his lifetime.
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    Magawa, who lived to eight years old,

    Legend

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      Nah the government just got a new one from the pet store while the country was at school and claimed it was the same one.

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    From 2016 to 2021, Magawa cleared more than 22.5 hectares (56 acres) of land in Cambodia. In that time, he found 71 landmines and 38 instances of other unexploded ordnance.

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    This entire article is so adorable!! The video at the end too. Just made my morning. Thank you!😋

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    HeroRAT, best rat.

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    What a bro. 🫡

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    Mildly interesting?! This is more gold than the medal around that rat’s neck.

    RIP we could all only dream to leave the world in such an improved state.

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