Rats usually get a bad reputation, particularly in big cities.
However, in Tanzania, they are hard workers that can save lives with their powerful sense of smell.
In fact, they are so good at their job that they’ve got the moniker HeroRATs.
In the beginning, APOPO trained rats tolocate landminesand detect diseases such astuberculosis.
For the study, 11 rats were trained to detect wildlife products inside shipping containers.
To achieve this, the rodents learned to identify trafficked wildlife items in a controlled laboratory setting.
