Giant rat wins British animal hero award for sniffing out landmines. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance in the past seven years. A rat has for the first time won a British charity’s top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded the PDSA’s Gold Medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion” after discovering 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance in the past seven years, according to the charity.
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