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Trained Rats Able to Sniff Out Smuggled Rhino Horns

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The market for illegal wildlife products is worth up to $20 billion annually , Interpol said last year .

Researchers trained eight African giant pouched rats to sniff out the contraband, even when it was hidden among items commonly used to hide trafficked goods.

The rats were able to perfectly detect pangolin , wood, and rhino horn after eight months of not smelling them.

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English

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54

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