Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...

Officials with the Maryland Zoo introduced WJZ to an African Savannah Pouched Rat, also called a hero rat.

But I don’t see a rat. I see a valuable crime- and disease-fighting buddy. Since 2010, trained African giant pouched rats like this one have sniffed out around 160,000 landmines and other ...

a rat that has been given a medal for his work clearing landmines in Cambodia by a United Kingdom animal charity. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, is seven years old and was born in Tanzania.

AFRICA: MPOX is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It’s quite easily passed on from one person to another. But it originally came from infected animals. The virus was ...

Merrill Sapp's beautifully written 'Knowing Wonder' uses the latest science to trace the rhythms of life and emotional ups ...

A tiny creature thrives in the heart of the enchanting southern African grasslands—meet the Southern African Vlei Rat. With its unassuming size and remarkable habits, this little rodent captures the ...

The streets of East Yorkshire are set to be filled with 50 giant rat sculptures as part of a new art trail. A Mischief of Rats will run from 3 May and is set to pay tribute to 1960's band The Rats ...

“Rats and their unique smelling capacity have proved very effective in Mozambique so the successful experience has been taken to eleven other African countries” according to the director and ...