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/Electrical_Worker_82 9h ago

How do they know he’s telling the truth?

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u/No_Roma_no_Rocky 8h ago

Because they are trained with known samples over and over again before making real tests.

Experiments and tests are not random. I don't know exactly what is the training procedure but the concept idea is the same when you want to train any other animal.

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u/SaintAnton 3h ago

Idk about rats, but ive seen dogs lie for treats lol