They’re rats. And they wear tiny red vests. African giant pouched rats have been trained to identify pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other items from at-risk species, researchers report ...

Prior to January 26th, 2022, an unknown iFunny user posted the second animation, set to the song "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd and captioned, one rat (original post removed and no longer available, ...

The Alberta and federal governments are urging people to “rat on rats,” launching a campaign Tuesday to keep the province free of the destructive pest. For more than 70 years, Alberta has been ...

He adds that improving detection methods increases the risk for illegal wildlife traders – which, in turn, drives up commercial prices and shrinks demand. “I’m hopeful that (using rats ...

A Villager claimed he killed a rat from an unkempt property next door. James Yates, who lives in the Forsyth Villas near Mulberry Grove Plaza, testified at a public hearing Monday afternoon in front ...

Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the ...

A new study shows that African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been concealed among other substances. Image: APOPO Pangolin scales, elephant tusks, rhino ...

He consulted with Prof. Ron Verhagen, a rodent expert at the University of Antwerp, who believed that the African Giant Pouched rat was the best suited candidate, especially due to its average ...

Now, a species of giant pouched rat has been trained to fulfill a similar role in finding illegal wildlife products. The rodents who underwent the training are African giant pouched rats and ...

Earlier this week, Saban said he believes Ole Miss is “probably” the best team in the SEC at this juncture of the season. When asked about it on Monday, Kiffin invoked Saban’s famous “rat ...