A RAT SEARCHES FOR A LANDMINE IN A SIMULATED MINEFIELD WHILST TETHERED TO A GUIDE ROPE AND LEASH AND GUIDED BY ITS HANDLER AT THE APOPO TRAINING CENTRE, SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MOROGORO, TANZANIA. AT THE CENTRE THE BELGIUM COMPANY (APOPO), THE BRAINCHILD OF BART WEETJENS, IS TRAINING RATS TO DETECT LANDMINES FOR USE IN WAR TORN REGIONS.

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Location: Tanzania MOROGORO
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