A Small Rodent Hero Left a Giant Legacy
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/9se8NZwwQBGpsiDXwkXPqm4TPoM=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1008x758:1009 x759)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/c9/c9/c9c98318-c5c7-4488-9fc8-1504e7708478/rat.jpg" alt= "" > Magawa the African giant pouched rat cleared more 1.5 million square feet of ground mine throughout his five-year profession, making him one of the most effective bomb-sniffing rodents in the country’s history Source
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