{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a170d3cc92816b544317334/6a181b4571443cf04a93da0d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The giant rat who saved over 100 lives - Magawa's story","description":"<p>When you think of heroic animals, a giant African rat is probably not the first species to come to mind, and yet these incredible creatures have saved thousands of lives in countries all across the world by detecting landmines, diagnosing TB, and now they're even helping to protect endangered species from poaching! And one of the most famous of these lifesaving giant rats is Magawa, who, working for the charity APOPO, detected over 100 landmines and unexploded devices in Cambodia, for which he received one of the highest honours any animal can receive.</p><p>Like all of APOPO's rats, Magawa is a true hero, and it was an honour to be able to honour him in this episode 💕</p><p><strong>Original air date:</strong> 13th August 2024</p><p><strong>Important note:</strong> Unfortunately I wasn't able to import my show when I was switching hosting platforms, and as a result I'm having to re-upload my podcast from the start. Because of that, these early episodes are not indictive of the show's current quality - both in terms of the equipment used and my own skills as a writer &amp; presenter - so apologies for that! Hopefully before too long I'll have caught up to my current output. In the meantime, you can check out my full back catalogue of episodes, and catch up with my newer content, over on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp6MWEI1w5ZrPiEM7zZKmgvtqhmWWbpeB</p><p><strong>Show notes:</strong> (for content warnings, sources used, related non-profits, etc)</p><p>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kWXmm1vOjjeHFwH4IaH9Aelpz6ObimQoNqNHBSDUCjs/edit?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Little Rescue Zoo"}