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Magawa, 'hero rat' who sniffed out 71 land mines, dies in retirement

Magawa, the recently retired landmine detection rat, eats corn at the APOPO Visitor Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, June 10, 2021. [Reuters]

Cambodia's landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in the Southeast Asian nation.

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