African pouched rats and pouched mice
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Cricetomyinae
Genus : Saccostomus
Facts about the genus Saccostomus, the African pouched rats and pouched mice
Cheap, intelligent and, crucially, lightweight, African pouched rats are being trained in Tanzania to sniff out mines and explosives.
COM WIRE SERVICES DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (NNPA) - At a Tanzanian university, African pouched rats are being trained to sniff out land mines and explosives, which can then be made safe by the rats's human handlers.
Pouched mice are found throughout Australia, where all the species have uniformly colored fur, and also in New Guinea and the Aru and some of the adjacent islands, most of the Papuan forms being distinguished by striping on the back.
Right now, Gambians and other African Pouched rats are not allowed to be bred or imported to the U.
Tanzania trains rats to sniff out land mines IPS/GIN – At a Tanzanian university, African pouched rats are being trained to sniff out land mines and explosives, which can then be made safe by the rats’ human handlers.
Pouched mice are found throughout Australia, where all the species See Also: SPECIES have uniformly coloured fur, and also in New Guinea See Also: GUINEA and the Aru and someof the adjacent islands, most of the Papuan forms being distinguished by striping on the back. (Full text)
Saving lives and limbs with behavior analysis, giant African Pouched Rats are being trained to sniff out land mines. (Full text)
African Pouched Rats are not domesticated animals. (Full text)
