A rat in Cambodia has made history by sniffing out more than 100 landmines. Ronin – a giant African pouched rat – has located 109 mines and 15 other explosives since 2021, according to a Belgian anti-landmine charity. Too light to trigger detonations, these rats help clear land faster and more safely than human teams. Ronin is now the most successful mine-detecting rat on record – a small hero with a life-saving legacy.