# A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance. Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other potentially deadly war remnants since his deployment in August 2021. The Belgian charity APOPO says five-year-old Ronin is the most successful mine detection rat in the organisation’s history. His exceptional accomplishments have earned him the Guinness World Records title for most landmines detected by a rat, highlighting the critical role of HeroRats in humanitarian demining.
Giant African pouched rat called Ronin sets new world record for sniffing out mines