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Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats

2019
  • 52m
  • January 1, 2019 · Germany

Overview

Africa's giant rats – the size of a cat – can be trained to detect land-mines by smelling them. Giant rats are clever and they learn fast. Their sense of smell is better than a dog's, they have more stamina, and they're a lot cheaper to train. This documentary follows "Miss Marple", who was born in a training lab and who goes through a year's training before being sent on her first mission to Mozambique. A shorter version (43 minutes) screened at festivals in 2009 but was never widely released.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 2019
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Germany
Production
Taglicht Media
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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