"How Giant African Rats Are Saving Lives in Former War Zones" was an article written by Alexandra Wexler on May 4th, 2018. The title itself caught my eye... giant rats? saving lives? Those are definitely two I never thought I'd see on a same sentence.
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| Samia receiving her treat after accomplishing her duties- PHOTO: ALEXANDRA WEXLER/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
What's wonderful about this article is how engaging and captivating you feel while reading it. These rats from Morogoro, Tanzania have such a hypersensitive nose that works wonders, leading a difficult task of detecting land mines or other explosives left from war in order to prevent civilians and others from harm by the explosion of these. "... it could take a person with a metal detector up to four days to clear an area the size of a tennis court... Samia [one of the giant rats] clears the same ground in 30 minutes."
In business, the method of resorting to animals rather than machines to help get something done, turns out to be (most of the time) a smarter choice in many ways. The main ones being time and money. Something fast and cheap beats any other other option. Training these rottens just like any other animal takes time, but according to this article, it is worthy due to the outcome which is a much faster and productive one.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-giant-african-rats-are-saving-lives-in-former-war-zones-1525435200
Written by: Aimee Murillo
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