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Magawa is an African Giant Pouched Rat. Rats are the
best suited to safely detect landmines. They are light and have a good
of smell. In his seven years on the
line, Magawa helped to find 39 landmines and 28
devices. He helped to clear an
roughly the size of 20 soccer
. He is the most successful rodent in the
of landmine detection. The charity said: "This is the very
time in our 77-year
of honouring animals that we have presented a medal to a rat." Reporters tried to interview Magawa but he was
.
