r/AnimalsBeingBros • u/B0ssc0 • 1d ago

Landmine-hunting rat Ronin makes the Guinness World Book of Records

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-05/rat-earns-world-record-for-sniffing-landmines-in-cambodia/105140794
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u/UInferno- 22h ago

Inspiring that such a hard working rat finds time for hobbies such as book publishing.

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u/somme_rando 19h ago

The previous record holder (Magawa) helped clear 225,000 m2 (55 acres) over five years.

It's not nothing that's for sure - but such a long way to go for the country.

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u/B0ssc0 16h ago

It seems an impossible task. And people are still being killed by land mines there.

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u/FutureBoysenberry 10h ago

Good boy, Ronin! You deserve it!

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u/Excellent-Hawk-3184 9h ago

Gooood Ratty! Respect and thanks to Ronin and his handlers and trainers.

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u/jcooli09 2h ago

Cambodia had aimed to be mine-free by 2025, but the government pushed the deadline back by five years because of funding challenges and new landmine fields found along the Thai border.

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u/B0ssc0 2h ago

Those poor people.

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u/reightb 11h ago

Rats off to them