Hero rat enters the Guinness World Records after detecting over 100 landmines

Ronin, a giant African rat, has entered the Guinness World Records after finding more than 100 landmines in Cambodia.

Ronin, a mine-detecting rat in Cambodia, has made it into the Guinness World Records after sniffing out more than 100 landmines and unexploded ordnance.

According to APOPO, a non-profit organization that trains animals, the giant African rat has located 109 landmines and another 15 dangerous war remnants since starting its work in the Southeast Asian country in August 2021.

Based in Tanzania, the organization currently has 104 rodents being trained to sniff out chemicals found in landmines and other weapons abandoned on battlefields.

In an Instagram post, the organization shared Ronin’s achievement. The 5-year-old rat has been named the most successful “Mine Detector Rat” in the history of the organization.

“Its exceptional accomplishments have earned it the Guinness World Records title for the most landmines detected by a rat, highlighting the critical role of ‘HeroRats’ in humanitarian demining,” said APOPO in the post.

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