{"id":17393,"date":"2025-04-04T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rat-named-ronin-breaks-world-record-for-sniffing-out-wartime-landmines-in-cambodia\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:53:08","slug":"rat-named-ronin-breaks-world-record-for-sniffing-out-wartime-landmines-in-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rat-named-ronin-breaks-world-record-for-sniffing-out-wartime-landmines-in-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat named Ronin breaks world record for sniffing out wartime landmines in Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, <a href=\"https:\/\/apopo.org\/herorat-ronin-breaks-guinness-world-records-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Belgian non-profit APOPO announced<\/a> Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rat, named Ronin, was named APOPO&#8217;s most successful Mine Detection Rat. He also was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2025\/4\/meet-the-record-breaking-rat-with-a-nose-for-sniffing-out-wartime-explosives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">acknowledged <\/a>by the Guinness World Records.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since August 2021, Ronin has detected 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance, APOPO said. The record-smashing rodent is expected to do another two years or more of detection work, the non-profit said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ronin&#8217;s achievements are a testament to the incredible potential of positive reinforcement training. He&#8217;s not just an asset; he&#8217;s a valued partner and colleague,&#8221; said Phanny, Ronin&#8217;s handler, in a news release from APOPO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/04\/8c9449bb-1255-4d6c-9e37-478af7fc2ee5\/thumbnail\/1240x828g7\/14278f30443492f16410125116bbb2fa\/apopo-cat-9863-ronin-on-minefield-next-to-danger-sign-pvh-scaled.jpg?v=7613930c2bdb7d1bf55be910a9b022f2#\" alt=\"apopo-cat-9863-ronin-on-minefield-next-to-danger-sign-pvh-scaled.jpg \" height=\"828\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Ronin working on a minefield.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maria Anna Caneva Saccardo Cater<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The previous record was held by the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/african-giant-pouched-rat-magawa-pdsa-gold-medal-sniffing-landmines\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">African giant pouched rat Magawa<\/a><\/span>, who detected 71 landmines and 38 pieces of unexploded ordnance over the course of five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>APOPO has been training mine-detecting rats for over 25 years. Ronin underwent clicker training, where the rat learns to associate the sound of a click with a treat, to motivate him to learn how to smell explosives. He was also trained to work systemically within a grid pattern and to indicate landmines by scratching at the ground. Ronin and rats like him work for about 30 minutes a day, APOPO said. When they reach a certain age, they are moved to a retirement community and remain under APOPO&#8217;s care. Magawa, the previous record-holder, was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/magawa-rat-landmines-cambodia-retiring\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">retired in 2021<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/magawa-rat-dies-age-8-cambodia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">died in 2022<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Undetonated landmines and ordnance are a huge problem in Cambodia. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/stolen-cambodian-artifacts-american-museums-private-collections-60-minutes-transcript-2024-06-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Decades of conflict<\/a><\/span> have left up to six million unexploded munitions in the country&#8217;s soil, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-monitor.org\/online-reader\/landmine-monitor-2024?anchor=Major-Findings-137262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to the Landmine Monitor&#8217;s 2024 report<\/a>. Since 1979, those buried bombs have caused about 20,000 deaths and 45,000 injuries, the Landmine Monitor reported. Demining efforts have been underway for decades, including the work done by Ronin and other APOPO rats. In 2023, there were only 32 reported casualties involving landmines in Cambodia, according to the Landmine Monitor. The site does not distinguish between injuries and deaths when referring to casualties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/deadly-landmines-plague-ukraine-after-russia-invasion-60-minutes-video-2024-08-18\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Deadly landmines plague Ukraine after Russia\u2019s invasion | 60 Minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">13:12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The APOPO&#8217;s efforts are not limited to Cambodia. The <a href=\"https:\/\/apopo.org\/what-are-landmines-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">non-profit estimates<\/a> that about 110 million landmines are buried across 60 countries. In 2023, 1,431 deaths were connected to these <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraines-landmine-crisis-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">landmines<\/a><\/span>. The agency said it continues to work to remove landmines and unexploded ordnance from the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we launched APOPO, the common view was that it would take around 500 years to clear all landmines from the Earth&#8217;s surface,&#8221; said Christine Cox, the CEO of APOPO. &#8220;25 years later, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and if the international community fully supports the collaboration of all demining operators, we could clear the remaining minefields in our lifetime.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kerry-breen\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kerry Breen<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. 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