US military cares about rats 'Tanzania' soldiers

Defense News reported that the US military had begun to care about the possibility of using African giant hamster (Cricetomys gambianus) to detect different types of mines. Mice have been used effectively in the Tanzanian and Mozambique armies, they are being used to search for mines in these two countries.

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APOPO Organization is in charge of training kangaroos in Tanzania. In November 2010, a history teacher of the US Military Academy at West Point, John Ringkvist, learned about the possibility of using mice in the military, who himself suggested the US Army Research Laboratory. , developing a similar project in the US armed forces.

Weighing only about 3 kg, under the weight of "military" mice, mines are not detonated.

Currently, a special research laboratory team has been present in Mozambique to observe the work of rat warriors.

Mouse training is being concerned by the military because the cost to do this is not expensive. In addition, the amount of these uncle soldiers is light, only about 3 kg, so under their weight, mines are not detonated. Rats can also be used to search for victims in the ruins of buildings and even for diagnosing various diseases, including tuberculosis by smelling the odor.

The only drawback is that in a day, a mouse can only sniff out mines with an area of ​​only 84 square meters.