Iceland Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 By Rebecca Cairns, CNN These rats with backpacks are training to rescue earthquake survivors Earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes can cause enormous damage to infrastructure and trap people inside collapsed buildings. A new project from Belgian non-profit APOPO is training rodents to search the rubble of disaster zones for survivors, and kitting them out with tiny, high-tech backpacks to help first responders communicate with them. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/10/24/world/search-and-rescue-rats-apopo-hnk-spc-intl/index.htmlhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/10/24/world/search-and-rescue-rats-apopo-hnk-spc-intl/index.html we love them again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Va Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Quite iconic if you ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMésTragique Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Rats are legends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prisoner Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Rats should takeover the earth as the dominant species tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 imagine being stuck under rubble and a rat walks in and starts filming you , that'd be the final nail in the coffin for me tbh . heart attack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptique Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 ICONIC.. They're everywhere, might as well make use of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almodusa Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 My first instinct would probably be to kick it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaram Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I screamed when I saw the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgeous Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 18 minutes ago, May said: imagine being stuck under rubble and a rat walks in and starts filming you , that'd be the final nail in the coffin for me tbh . heart attack! But what if the rat starts cooking a 5 course French meal right in front of you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Just now, Gorgeous said: But what if the rat starts cooking a 5 course French meal right in front of you? i just google image searched 'rat cooking meal' to find a funny pic/gif to reply to this and im traumatised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgeous Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, May said: i just google image searched 'rat cooking meal' to find a funny pic/gif to reply to this and im traumatised you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylena Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 47 minutes ago, Gorgeous said: But what if the rat starts cooking a 5 course French meal right in front of you? I throw him a bad review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeAmpala Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I'd rather die under the rubbles than let those things touch me. Thank you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaunzie Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Soooo cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunUpDoneUp Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 It takes a rat to save a man. The prophecy is real. Rattata is also a based Pokémon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I kinda love this lmao. Rats (when free of diseases and domesticated) are quite cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiliam Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 i would have a heart attack on the spot. Rats and me just dont vibe like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breathe On Moi Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 the replies in here omg this will make for an Oscar winning movie plot line when they actually save ppl tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est. in 90s Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 What about the people that have rat phobias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katykater Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Let's hand out the job application forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Man3379 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 The pics are sending me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 A rat with a GoPro filming me as I lay dying under debris is certainly my idea of help When a cat with a GoPro kills it on the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzero Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Real life rat version of The Rescuers! Its looks so cute lol. Poor people scared of rats tho Edited November 3, 2022 by Subzero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleEarthquake Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Rats more useful than humans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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