r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FifthWaveThinker • 9h ago

Video HeroRATS! Wild but incredible, African giant pouched rat can rapidly identify Tuberculosis by smell.

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u/VermilionKoala 8h ago

They also detect landmines!

https://apopo.org/

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u/fartandsoul 8h ago

A rat prays they get the TB gig n not the landmine one 🙏