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The organization trains rats and dogs to sniff out land mines and tuberculosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of us at APOPO are feeling the loss of Magawa and we are grateful for the incredible work he\u2019s done,\u201d the announcement said. Magawa was born in November 2013 in Tanzania, where APOPO maintains its operational headquarters and training and breeding center. He was sent to Cambodia in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The death of Magawa was announced a day after three&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cambodia-land-mines-89e03ac2902e4ff1e8e628f5d1f07fa5\">mine removal experts<\/a>&nbsp;working for another group were killed by an accidental explosion of an anti-tank mine in Cambodia\u2019s northern province of Preah Vihear. Almost three decades of civil war that ended in 1998 left Cambodia littered with land mines and other unexploded ordnance that continues to kill and maim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">APOPO\u2019s office in Cambodia posted condolences for the three dead and one wounded from the Cambodia Self Help Demining group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to APOPO,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cambodia-rats-science-720b6c755bc0aac8ab4cd390759c142c\">Magawa<\/a>&nbsp;detected more than 100 land mines and other explosives during his five-year career before retiring last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis contribution allows communities in Cambodia to live, work, and play without fear of losing life or limb,\u201d said the group. In 2020, the rat also won a gold medal from the Britain-based People\u2019s Dispensary for Sick Animals, considered the highest award for gallantry an animal can receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">African giant pouched rats are believed to be especially well-suited for land mine clearance because their small size lets them walk across mine fields without triggering the explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In retirement in Cambodia\u2019s northwestern province of Siem Reap, Magawa was housed in his usual cage, and fed the same food \u2014 mostly fresh fruit and vegetables \u2014 that sustained him during his active career. To keep him trim, he was released for 20-30 minutes a day into a larger cage with facilities such as a sandbox and a running wheel. 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