Ronin the Mighty Rat
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (84435)
Daytona Beach, Florida
April 12, 2025 3:35pm CST
Even though there are people who don't care for rats this one named Ronin has proved he is a rat to like. He is part of a landmine-sniffing rat pack. Ronin is an African giant pouch rat and I think he is rather handsome.
Ronin has set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Between August 2021 and February 2025 Ronin uncovered 105 landmines and 15 other pieces of unexploded ordinance according to the Guinness World Records.
This is important because Ronin who was born in Tanzania was deployed to Preah Vilhear province in Cambodia which has one of the highest landmine densities in the world. It means this rat has saved a lot of lives.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/asia/cambodia-rat-ronin-guinness-record-intl-hnk/index.html?utm
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Apr
@AmbiePam and doesn't Ronin just look so handsome? A very intelligent rat.
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Apr
@snowy22315 at least not this intelligent rat
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@Juliaacv I think that if he was not so intelligent he might not have been trainable
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@Juliaacv (53195)
• Canada
13 Apr
@RasmaSandra Yes, he is obviously very intelligent.
It makes you think doesn't it?
I mean they have such small heads, and that is where their brains are, but his works so well as tiny as it is.
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@DaddyEvil (146855)
• United States
12 Apr
I don't want wild rats anywhere close to me but tame ones can be okay... I'm glad they've trained rats to help find unexploded ordnance and save lives.
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Apr
@DaddyEvil that is a good thing.
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@Ronrybs he certainly deserves to be celebrated
@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@Neil43 it is amazing that they can be trained to do this
@allknowing (144803)
• India
13 Apr
Never knew rats did this I thought it was the job of dogs Great Ronin!!!
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@allknowing and making the area safer for people
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@xstitcher (34019)
• Petaluma, California
15 Apr
Wow. I'm weird, but though we had rats in our attic that came out to steal the bread we put out for the birds and they were an nuisance, I thought their faces were kind of cute. I also was acquainted with a few pet rats.
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@RebeccasFarm (94494)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Apr
Isn't he an amazing fellow now, never knew about him.
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@BelleStarr (61403)
• United States
13 Apr
That is really quite amazing and he has done a superb job.
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@BelleStarr and making the area safer for those who live there
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@JudyEv just can imagine how much patience it takes to train them
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@LindaOHio (187494)
• United States
13 Apr
Wow! That's really something. My home is always full of mice in the winter; so I have an aversion to rodents; but Ronin will have to be an exception.
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@LindaOHio he certainly is a wonderful rodent
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@RasmaSandra (84435)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Apr
@Kandae11 also very handsome I say
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@wolfgirl569 (115230)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Apr
I think they are cute. And very smart
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