US EditionTanzania: Cambodia Unveils Statue Honouring Tanzanian-Born Bomb-Sniffing Rat Magawa
The 2.2-meter monument honors the rat that detected more than 100 landmines and remains the only rat to receive the PDSA Gold Medal.
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Tanzania: Cambodia Unveils Statue Honouring Tanzanian-Born Bomb-Sniffing Rat Magawa
At Mazimbu village, not far from Tanzania's Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Stephano Jaka still remembers the night he trapped and killed a rat that had been feasting on his maize cobs - stored in a meticulously woven basket designed to protect grains from rodents.
Cambodia Unveils Statue Honouring Tanzanian-Born Bomb-Sniffing Rat Magawa
An artisan puts final touches to the monument of Magawa, a Tanzanian-born bomb-sniffing rat. Credit: APOPOBy Kizito MakoyeMOROGORO, Tanzania , Apr 7 2026 (IPS) At Mazimbu village, not far from Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Stephano Jaka still remembers the night he trapped and killed a rat that had been feasting on his maize cobs – stored in a meticulously woven basket designed to protect grains from rodents. “I felt a big …
In Cambodia, a rat has become a national hero. Trained to detect anti-personnel mines, Magawa has saved many lives. Four years after his death, a statue pays tribute to him, symbol of a fight still...
MOROGORO, Tanzania – In the village of Mazimbu, not far from Tanzania's Sokoine Agricultural University (SUA), Stephano Jaka still remembers the night he caught and killed a rat who had been feeding on its corn cobs, stored in a meticulously woven basket designed to protect the grains of Tanzanian [...]
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