Magawa: The Mine-Detecting Rat

　Magawa was a giant pouched rat/which could detect landmines.// He was born in 2013/in Tanzania, Africa.// He was trained to find landmines/together with other rats.// The rats are suitable for the job/because they are good at smelling.// They are also light enough/to walk over minefields/without setting off the landmines.//
　In 2016,/he was sent to Cambodia,/where he helped humans/safely remove landmines.// Compared with other skilled rats,/Magawa was a standout sniffer.// In his career,/he helped clear the area/about the size of 31 soccer fields.// He found 71 landmines/and 38 unexploded bombs.// Magawa is believed/to have saved many lives/in Cambodia.//
　Because of his great contribution to peace,/he was awarded a gold medal for animals/by a UK charity association/in 2020.// He was the first rat/that received this special honor.// It is amazing/that such a small animal/could help so many people.//