Rats are nimble climbers, good swimmers, and have fine noses. This comes in handy when they are looking for food. The problem ...

Residents in the Tri-Cities area are experiencing an increase in rat sightings. Regina Cone, a South Richland resident for ...

African giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to sniff out landmines and detect TB in sputum samples. Now, they are set to become search-and-rescue specialists too.

Rescuers can send a signal that beeps back to the rats to tell them to return to the surface and receive a reward like peanuts or a mix of bananas and avocados.

The rats learned to signal for pangolin scales, rhino horn, elephant tusk and African blackwood, which is popular for use in musical instruments. Eventually, ...

There, in the night sky, projected over city smog and ghost stars—the Rat Signal. Followed by the rev of the Ratmobile’s custom made engine and the inevitable slam of Asylum doors. Bri Gonzalez’s ...

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Rat that detected dozens of landmines gets award for animal bravery 00:49. An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other ...

All trained rats wear a harness equipped with a ball on their chest. When they detect a target, they signal their trainer by pulling the ball, which triggers a sound to indicate their discovery.

A trained rat wearing a special vest to alert handlers when they detect a target. Giant African rats are being trained to sniff out illegal goods like elephant tusks, rhino horns, and pangolin scales.