He detected more than 100 landmines during his service.
A heroic rat who found fame helping to clear landmines from the Cambodian countryside has died aged eight.
He used his ‘amazing sense of smell’ to sniff out unexploded mines which had been left behind after the country’s bloody decade-long civil war.supports HTML5 videoHe retired in June and was still in good health and spending most of last week playing with his usual enthusiasm, APOPO – the charity which trained him – said.
APOPO trained Magawa to detect the chemical compounds in explosives by rewarding him with tasty treats – his favourites being bananas and peanuts.Magawa was given the first rat to be given the PDSA’s highest awardHe could cover an area in 30 minutes that would take four days using a metal detector
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