A rat with a nose for finding land mines

NY Times:

Rat That Sniffs Out Land Mines Receives Award for Bravery

Magawa, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, was recognized with a prestigious honor
for his work detecting mines and explosives in Cambodia.
Can other rats be trained to detect explosives?  I suspect the military in the US is looking into it.

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