A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world’s first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.
Magawa, who lived to eight years old, sniffed out over 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia during his five-year career that started in 2016.
A statue of the rodent carved from local stone by artists was unveiled in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Friday, in time for the International Day for Mine Awareness on 4 April.
Landmines remain an ongoing risk to Cambodia, and more than a million people continue to work and live on land contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance, according to the United Nations.
Do you think they did real research before claiming this, or just went “yeah, this is a safe bet”
There’s probably another somewhere, but the only bronze rat that’ll stay stuck in your head forever is the Pratt Rat
edit: Adding history https://www.instagram.com/reel/CGqkG5dHSMP/
I know it’s technically not a rat but its the monument to lab mice sits in my head rent free