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Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats

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Africa's giant rats – the size of a cat – can be trained to detect land-mines by smelling them. Giant rats are clever and they learn fast. Their sense of smell is better than a dog's, they have more stamina, and they're a lot cheaper to…

DirectorHerbert Ostwald
WriterHerbert Ostwald
ProducersUli Veith·Bernd Wilting

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Cast · Directed by Herbert Ostwald

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Andrew Solomon
Narrator

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