Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping ...

African giant pouched rats have such a keen sense of smell, they are being used to detect landmines across Cambodia.

In Cambodia, the world’s most contaminated country for landmines, a giant rat named Ronin has become an expert at saving ...

Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping ...

The African giant pouched rats, which can grow up to 45 centimeters (around 18 inches) and weigh up to 1.5 kilograms (more than 3 pounds), are on the front line, making their way nimbly across fields ...

TRACH, Cambodia – It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 ...

There's plenty of work for the rats here in Cambodia. The government estimates there are 4 million to 6 million land mines or other pieces of unexploded ordnance — including bombs, shells and grenades ...

Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordnance (UXO).

The giant rats sniffing out unexploded landmines in a war-torn nation - The rats are about the same size as a Chihuahua ...

Rat detection teams with the humanitarian demining organization APOPO deploy to a landmine field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, ...

With their keen sense of smell, the rats have helped clear conflict remnants from more than 1,970 square km of fields.

An estimated 4 to 6 million land mines are scattered throughout Cambodia, one of the world's worst-affected places. Rats possessing an exceptional sense of smell are being trained to detect the mines.