Ronin the Mighty Rat
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (83793)
Daytona Beach, Florida
April 12, 2025 3:35pm CST
Even though there are people who don't care for rats this one named Ronin has proved he is a rat to like. He is part of a landmine-sniffing rat pack. Ronin is an African giant pouch rat and I think he is rather handsome.
Ronin has set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Between August 2021 and February 2025 Ronin uncovered 105 landmines and 15 other pieces of unexploded ordinance according to the Guinness World Records.
This is important because Ronin who was born in Tanzania was deployed to Preah Vilhear province in Cambodia which has one of the highest landmine densities in the world. It means this rat has saved a lot of lives.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/asia/cambodia-rat-ronin-guinness-record-intl-hnk/index.html?utm
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10 responses
@RasmaSandra (83793)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20h
@AmbiePam and doesn't Ronin just look so handsome? A very intelligent rat.
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@RasmaSandra (83793)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19h
@snowy22315 at least not this intelligent rat
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@DaddyEvil (145569)
• United States
19h
I don't want wild rats anywhere close to me but tame ones can be okay... I'm glad they've trained rats to help find unexploded ordnance and save lives.
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@RasmaSandra (83793)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19h
@DaddyEvil that is a good thing.
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@JudyEv (350526)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
I've heard about these rats before. They are doing a great service.
@LindaOHio (186309)
• United States
1h
Wow! That's really something. My home is always full of mice in the winter; so I have an aversion to rodents; but Ronin will have to be an exception.
@allknowing (143548)
• India
17h
Never knew rats did this I thought it was the job of dogs Great Ronin!!!
