A Four-Legged Lifesaver: Cambodia Immortalizes Heroic Rat Who Detected 100 Landmines
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Cambodia has unveiled a memorial statue honoring Magawa, an African giant pouched rat whose extraordinary sense of smell helped locate 100 landmines and unexploded ordnance, preventing countless injuries and deaths. The statue celebrates the remarkable contributions this small animal made to protecting his adopted nation and clearing dangerous weapons from the land.
Cambodia has unveiled a memorial statue honoring Magawa, an African giant pouched rat whose extraordinary sense of smell helped locate 100 landmines and unexploded ordnance, preventing countless injuries and deaths. The statue celebrates the remarkable contributions this small animal made to protecting his adopted nation and clearing dangerous weapons from the land.