Anodyne
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
 
Minehunter, starring the Gambian Giant Pouched Rat, courtesy the New York Times.

"Most important, the pouched rat (so named because it stores food, hamster-style, in its cheeks) buries what it does not immediately eat and sports a nose honed to bloodhound status by eons of searching for buried food stashes. Persuading him to hunt for land mines, therefore, is as simple as convincing him that TNT is just another tasty treat waiting a few inches underground."
- posted by cjb @ 8:48 AM


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