Cambodia News » Siem Reap News Cambodia » Siem Reap » Government: A Small Rodent Hero Left a Giant Legacy. Now, Cambodia Honors This Famous Bomb-Sniffing Rat With a Seven-Foot Statue
Magawa the African giant pouched rat cleared more 1.5 million square feet of land mines during his five-year career, making him one of the most successful bomb-sniffing rodents in the country’s histor ...
News Cambodia » Siem Reap » Government: Here’s why a giant rat statue was just put up in Cambodia
The 7-foot statue honors Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, who detected over 100 land mines throughout his career.
News Cambodia » Siem Reap » Government: Hero rat who sniffed out over 100 land mines is honored with giant statue
Although Magawa weighed less than three pounds, his impact was monumental. The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 land mines during his five-year career, saving countless lives. To ...
News Cambodia » Siem Reap » Government: Cambodia erects statue of hero rat that sniffed out 109 landmines over 5 years
A 2.2-meter stone statue of Magawa, an African giant pouched rat that detected 109 explosive devices across Cambodian minefields during a five-year career, was unveiled in Siem Reap on April 3, on the ...
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The Associated Press / Bun Sosekha, deputy commissioner in charge of the security unit, Phnom Penh Municipal Police, gives a tour of a scam center to journalists on March 11 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.