Reseachers training 'hero rats' to locate earthquake survivors - National:
When Donna Kean moved from Scotland to Tanzania, she had more than just the culture shock to deal with.
[...] "With the rats, I was very surprised at just how intelligent they are and how trainable and how quickly they can learn, it was amazing."
For the past year she has been working with the NGO APOPO, training rats to become invaluable members of earthquake search and rescue teams.
[...] The rats will wear a special little backpack containing a camera, a location transmitter and a two-way radio, allowing rescuers to communicate with the person who is trapped.
Rats are trained to activate a switch on their backpack when they find a person in the rubble, transmitting a precise location back to rescuers.
[...] Researchers at APOPO have taken into account that injured and traumatized earthquake survivors may not exactly welcome a rat scratching around beside them.
"One thing that we've been considering is that [the rats] might play a message like an audio recording that says something like, 'I am a rescue rat, I'm well trained. I'm here to help you,'" said Kean.
"Something along those lines, we'll think of the ideal message to put people at ease."
[...] Kean says the rats would not put any rescue dogs out of work, but would complement human and canine teams.
Rats. Why does it have to be rats?
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From NPR, National Public Radio:
A heroic rat named Magawa has been working for five years in Cambodia, sniffing out dozens of land mines. He is believed to have saved lives.
Now, the animal is about to embark on a well-deserved retirement.
"Although still in good health, he has reached a retirement age and is clearly starting to slow down," the nonprofit APOPO[*] said Thursday. "It is time."
Magawa is a Tanzanian-born African giant pouched rat who was trained by APOPO to sniff out explosives. With careful training, he and his rat colleagues learn to identify land mines and alert their human handlers, so the mines can be safely removed.
Even among his skilled cohorts working in Cambodia, Magawa is a standout sniffer: In four years he has helped to clear more than 2.4 million square feet of land. In the process, he has found 71 land mines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance.
Last year, Magawa received one of Britain's highest animal honors.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 21 2022, @05:59AM (1 child)
Well it's good to know that our British editors will have work if Soylent News ever goes under.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 21 2022, @06:13AM
Janrinok could turn on the switch on his backpack whenever he suspected an earthquake survivor or an aristarchus post as AC. Same things, really, and Brits are so easily trained.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 21 2022, @11:39AM (3 children)
Putting animals into dangerous locations to benefit humans who were too stupid not to exit the building when an earthquake was coming. Not to mention the fact that these rats will be paid less than minimum wage and get no retirement benefits.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 21 2022, @12:42PM (2 children)
I get that we're talking about the enlightened viewpoint of PETA and all, but present earthquake advice [cdc.gov] is:
I guess it's a better outcome to dig people out of voids in collapsed buildings than to scrape them off fallen masonry and broken glass.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 21 2022, @01:55PM (1 child)
Woosh, you missed the before the earthquake part.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 21 2022, @02:44PM
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Tuesday June 21 2022, @02:30PM (1 child)
They show altruism [scientificamerican.com], learning capability [hbr.org], and empathy [sciencedaily.com]. I bet they could also be trained to do more things: "While we're waiting for the rescue dogs and people to follow my tracer to you, I'll stay with you and groom you so you know I'm on your side. Got any peanut butter?"
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Tuesday June 21 2022, @02:33PM
For one person, rats are capable of pre-sensing tremors [kingsriverlife.com] so she can take her medication quickly. Easier to keep with you than a dog, too.
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* THANKS FOR LOSING TO ME yet again, as always for you... try me again? THIS COMES UP AS PROOF (as well as another I have on YOU regarding using sources where YOU contradict yourself - want quotes of that too? ASK!)
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& did I block that in my original posts here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49835&page=1&cid=1253504#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] on this BOGUS sockpuppet upmodding yourselves shithole website (which also noted FIREWALLS are invaluable here too, per wildcards (or even IP address use, URL domain/subdomain too in many as well)?
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FACT: Exfiltration isn't possible without orders either.
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So YOU LOSE chump... a BETTER ARTICLE than what I used proves it for me!
* THANKS FOR LOSING TO ME yet again, as always for you... try me again? THIS COMES UP AS PROOF (as well as another I have on YOU regarding using sources where YOU contradict yourself - want quotes of that too? ASK!)
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& did I block that in my original posts here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49835&page=1&cid=1253504#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] on this BOGUS sockpuppet upmodding yourselves shithole website (which also noted FIREWALLS are invaluable here too, per wildcards (or even IP address use, URL domain/subdomain too in many as well)?
YES I DID! I was correct...
& YES, hosts work vs. this threat too stupid!
FACT: hosts files block symbiote C2 servers which is all you really need to do to nullify their communication.
FACT: Exfiltration isn't possible without orders either.
FACT: Orders come from C2 servers!
So YOU LOSE chump... a BETTER ARTICLE than what I used proves it for me!
* THANKS FOR LOSING TO ME yet again, as always for you... try me again? THIS COMES UP AS PROOF (as well as another I have on YOU regarding using sources where YOU contradict yourself - want quotes of that too? ASK!)
HOW ESPECIALLY EMBARASSING FOR YOU with your NO-DOUBT self-upmodded by sockpuppet accounts of YOURSELF too - now that YOU have EGG ON YOUR FACE fucko!
APK
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& did I block that in my original posts here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49835&page=1&cid=1253504#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] on this BOGUS sockpuppet upmodding yourselves shithole website (which also noted FIREWALLS are invaluable here too, per wildcards (or even IP address use, URL domain/subdomain too in many as well)?
YES I DID! I was correct...
& YES, hosts work vs. this threat too stupid!
FACT: hosts files block symbiote C2 servers which is all you really need to do to nullify their communication.
FACT: Exfiltration isn't possible without orders either.
FACT: Orders come from C2 servers!
So YOU LOSE chump... a BETTER ARTICLE than what I used proves it for me!
* THANKS FOR LOSING TO ME yet again, as always for you... try me again? THIS COMES UP AS PROOF (as well as another I have on YOU regarding using sources where YOU contradict yourself - want quotes of that too? ASK!)
HOW ESPECIALLY EMBARASSING FOR YOU with your NO-DOUBT self-upmodded by sockpuppet accounts of YOURSELF too - now that YOU have EGG ON YOUR FACE fucko!
APK
P.S.=> Do yourself a FAVOR - don't ever, EVER try me ever again OR I WILL MAKE SURE YOU SHIT ON YOURSELF yet again as always, easlly... apk
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 22 2022, @07:14AM
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& did I block that in my original posts here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49835&page=1&cid=1253504#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] on this BOGUS sockpuppet upmodding yourselves shithole website (which also noted FIREWALLS are invaluable here too, per wildcards (or even IP address use, URL domain/subdomain too in many as well))?
YES I DID! I was correct...
& YES, hosts work vs. this threat too stupid!
FACT: hosts files block symbiote C2 servers which is all you really need to do to nullify their communication.
FACT: Exfiltration isn't possible without orders either.
FACT: Orders come from C2 servers!
So YOU LOSE chump... a BETTER ARTICLE than what I used proves it for me!
* THANKS FOR LOSING TO ME yet again, as always for you... try me again? THIS COMES UP AS PROOF (as well as another I have on YOU regarding using sources where YOU contradict yourself - want quotes of that too? ASK!)
HOW ESPECIALLY EMBARASSING FOR YOU with your NO-DOUBT self-upmodded by sockpuppet accounts of YOURSELF too - now that YOU have EGG ON YOUR FACE fucko!
APK
P.S.=> Do yourself a FAVOR - don't ever, EVER try me ever again OR I WILL MAKE SURE YOU SHIT ON YOURSELF yet again as always, easlly... apk
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 22 2022, @08:00AM
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& did I block that in my original posts here https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=49835&page=1&cid=1253504#commentwrap [soylentnews.org] on this BOGUS sockpuppet upmodding yourselves shithole website (which also noted FIREWALLS are invaluable here too, per wildcards (or even IP address use, URL domain/subdomain too in many as well))?
YES I DID! I was correct...
& YES, hosts work vs. this threat too stupid!
FACT: hosts files block symbiote C2 servers which is all you really need to do to nullify their communication.
FACT: Exfiltration isn't possible without orders either.
FACT: Orders come from C2 servers!
So YOU LOSE chump... a BETTER ARTICLE than what I used proves it for me!
* THANKS FOR LOSING TO ME yet again, as always for you... try me again? THIS COMES UP AS PROOF (as well as another I have on YOU regarding using sources where YOU contradict yourself - want quotes of that too? ASK!)
HOW ESPECIALLY EMBARASSING FOR YOU with your NO-DOUBT self-upmodded by sockpuppet accounts of YOURSELF too - now that YOU have EGG ON YOUR FACE fucko!
APK
P.S.=> Do yourself a FAVOR - don't ever, EVER try me ever again OR I WILL MAKE SURE YOU SHIT ON YOURSELF yet again as always, easlly... apk
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 23 2022, @01:21PM
You know what's more scary than a rescue rat?
a TALKING rescue rat.