Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking.. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...

Giant African rats are being trained to sniff out illegal goods like elephant tusks, rhino horns, and pangolin scales. A trained rat wearing a special vest to alert handlers when they detect a target.

It's not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be rodents and small mammals mostly found in west and central Africa.Rodents ...

African giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to sniff out landmines and detect TB in sputum samples. Now, they are set to become search-and-rescue specialists too.

Rodents have been one of the most common mammals in Africa for 50 million years. From deserts to rainforests, they flourished in prehistoric Africa, making them a plentiful food source.

African rodents invaded Brazil 41 million years ago Ancient tropical South American forests were teeming with little rodents, similar in size to today's rats and mice.

The African giant-pouched rats used by APOPO live for around eight years -- four times longer than smaller brown rats. The lifespan of the African rodents means, even after nine months of training ...

The African crested rat's fuzzy fur has hairs loaded with a poison that can purportedly fell an elephant. But these rats turn out to be social, affectionate creatures.

Forty million years ago, rodents from Africa may have colonized South America by rafting or swimming across the Atlantic, Texas A&M University biologists theorize by studying the evolution of ...

The African continent is home to more species of mammals than any other continent on Earth. With the landmark publication of “Mammals of Africa”, 350 authors working with 6 editors over a period of 15 ...

Ancient tropical South American forests were teeming with little rodents, similar in size to today's rats and mice. Now researchers have found traces of what may have been among the first rodents ...