The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the ...

Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect commonly smuggled items, including rhino horns and elephant tusks Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Poachers and wildlife traffickers go to ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of ...

They’re rats. And they wear tiny red vests. African giant pouched rats have been trained to identify pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other items from at-risk species, researchers report ...