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Giant rats in tiny vests trained to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife

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  1. sparksbet
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    These are so adorable! Rats don't get enough love more generally, imo, they're very smart animals. Interesting to see how well they can be trained for this task -- remembering the scent even after...

    These are so adorable! Rats don't get enough love more generally, imo, they're very smart animals. Interesting to see how well they can be trained for this task -- remembering the scent even after not being exposed for five or six months is impressive!

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    Namarie
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    Could someone with edit permissions fix the title? Tiny vests (currently says riny vests)

    Could someone with edit permissions fix the title? Tiny vests (currently says riny vests)

    8 votes