Ronin

Ronin

animal Cambodia

Ronin is a five-year-old giant African pouched rat who has set a new world record by detecting over 100 landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia. Trained by the Belgian organization APOPO, he has become the most effective mine detection rat, significantly contributing to humanitarian demining efforts since August 2021.

Born on Aug 01, 2021 (3 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.01%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
735,421
Power
6,881$
Sentiment
9.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
United Kingdom 1 9.00 0.03% +0% 67,886,011 18,002 $2,700,000 716$
Romania 1 9.00 0.04% +0% 19,237,691 7,362 $250,000 96$
Montenegro 1 9.00 0.04% +0% 628,066 279 $5,500 2$
Iceland 1 9.00 0.04% +0% 341,243 138 $24,000 10$
India 1 9.00 0.04% +0% 1,380,004,385 514,351 $2,900,000 1,081$
United States 1 9.00 0.02% +0% 331,002,651 73,458 $21,000,000 4,660$
Lithuania 1 9.00 0.04% +0% 2,722,289 1,030 $54,000 20$
Slovenia 1 9.00 0.07% +0% 2,078,938 1,547 $56,000 42$
Bangladesh 1 9.00 0.07% +0% 164,689,383 119,254 $350,000 253$
Totals 9 1,968,590,657 735,421 $27,339,500 6,880$
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

United States United States: Ronin is a landmine-sniffing rat who recently set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. 9

CNN: Super Rat Ronin: the Guinness World Record-setting rodent sniffing out landmines and saving lives

Slovenia Slovenia: Ronin is an African giant pouch rat trained to detect explosives in Cambodia since August 2021. 9

Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959: Podgana odkrila rekordno količino protipehotnih min

Iceland Iceland: Ronin is a Gambian giant pouched rat that has detected over 100 landmines in Cambodia. 9

Morgunblaðið: Rotta slær heimsmet í að þefa uppi jarðsprengjur

Montenegro Montenegro: Ronin, an African giant rat, discovered 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance since 2021. 9

Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997: Pacov Ronin rekorder u otkrivanju mina

Romania Romania: Ronin, an African giant rat, has discovered 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance since 2021. 9

Adevărul: Șobolanul Ronin stabilește un nou record mondial la descoperit mine de război

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has uncovered 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021. 9

BBC: Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record

India India: Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has located 109 landmines and 15 additional dangerous war remnants. 9

The Times of India: A 'squeaky' feat: Rat breaks world record for detecting landmines