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in Africa are being trained to clear minefields.
Apparently they have a highly developed smell that can be used to sniff out the TNT in land mines.
Like Pavlov's dogs, the rats are conditioned to associate a stimulus with food - only it's the smell of TNT, rather than the sound of a bell.
The rats run along wires between two handlers. When they smell a landmine, they stop, sniff the ground and begin to dig. This signal lets the handlers know they have found a mine or some other explosive, which can then be removed.
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