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The African giant poached rat is a huge cat-size rodent native to central Africa. It doesn't see well but its sense of smell is exceptional. The Belgian non-profit group APOPO has trained an army of them to detect landmines around the world. Ashley Fitzpatrick, from APOPO in Mozambique, explains how they train the rats. (Photo: A rat sniffing for mines. Credit: APOPO)