PDSA Gold Medal awarded to landmine-detecting African pouched rat

Not since Remy from Pixar’s Ratatouille has a rat’s nose done more for mankind… Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, has been awarded the animal equivalent of a George Cross for detecting landmines in Cambodia. The animal, the first rat to win the prestigious PDSA Gold Medal, has discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of … Read more