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I am not afraid of mice or rats, of any rodent They often have a bad reputation but they really are intelligent, and even cute. I mean: look at this little buddy with his pink vest, doing his important job: sniffing out illegally traded rhino horn & pangolin scales.
Researchers trained giant pouched rats to sniff out pangolin scales, rhino horns, elephant tusks & hardwood, even when hidden among commonly used masking goods (peanuts, leaves, wigs, washing powder).
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/31/rats-trained-to-sniff-out-smuggled-rhino-horn-and-pangolin-scales
Researchers trained giant pouched rats to sniff out pangolin scales, rhino horns, elephant tusks & hardwood, even when hidden among commonly used masking goods (peanuts, leaves, wigs, washing powder).
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/31/rats-trained-to-sniff-out-smuggled-rhino-horn-and-pangolin-scales