Rats are on the trail.
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An African giant pouched rat sniffs for land mines in Cambodia. The rats are trained to sniff out stolen animal parts too. (AP/Denis Gray) -
An African giant pouched rat named Runa searches for a hidden bag of chamomile tea. Runa is part of a zoo presentation. (AP/Gregory Bull) -
Runa sniffs out the hidden tea. (AP/Gregory Bull) -
A zoo worker gives Runa a treat as a reward. (AP/Gregory Bull) -
Runa eats a squash reward. Would you work for squash? (AP/Gregory Bull)
It is against the law to steal things like rhino horns. What can sniff out thieves? Rats can.
The rats train. They learn certain smells. They find stolen animal parts. Police catch thieves!
Pray: Thank God for the ways even rats can protect people and other animals.
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African giant pouched rats crawl into shipping containers. One smells a rhino horn. Another finds pangolin scales. It is not legal to smuggle these animal parts. The rats trigger a switch on their backpacks. That signals that they have found stolen objects. Thieves often hide animal parts in smelly wrappers. That cannot trick these crime stoppers! The rats also sniff out land mines before they harm people. Their reward is a mix of avocado, bananas, and crushed chow pellets.
God told people to care for “every creeping thing that creeps on the Earth.” (Genesis 1:26)
