24K views · 729 reactions | A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance. Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other potentially deadly war remnants since his deployment to northern Preah Vihear province in August 2021, the Belgian charity APOPO says. | AFP News Agency | Facebook

Watson the South African Pouched Rat got a wheel! We replaced the groundhogs' wheel with a newer larger one and gave Watson the old one. Enrichment in the form of toys, puzzles, hammocks, beds, dig boxes, and more is really important for the many animals in our care. If you're doing some online shopping for Black Friday today and want to help give our residents some fun and necessary items we have lots on our wishlists that we could really use. I'm also begrudgingly including the human wishlist

15K views · 494 reactions | She’s fuzzy, cute, and smart. She’s a HeroRAT! African giant pouched rat Celine stuffed her adorable cheeks with tiny pumpkin treats. We are the first zoo in North America to have pouched rats trained by APOPO's HeroRATs.  : Keeper Brynn | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | Facebook