NGO Apopo trains rats to better detect malaria and TB . Apopo has almost cleared Mozambique of landmines . And even if a gift-wrapped rodent was in the cards , you 'd likely shy away from the giant African pouched rat , which -- as the name suggests -- is rather large ( think cat-sized ) . A rat can clear a space 50-times faster than a manual deminer . A rat can sniff more TB samples in 10 minutes than a lab rat can analyze in a day .
NGO Apopo trains rats to better detect malaria and TB . Apopo has almost cleared Mozambique of landmines . A rat can clear a space 50-times faster than a manual deminer . A rat can sniff more TB samples in 10 minutes than a lab rat can analyze in a day .