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paghat - 29 Sep 2004 04:27 GMT

Rats are being trained to find victims buried in rubble from earthquakes &
bomb blasts.

The research has been funded by the Pentagon. Rats can get into places
search dogs cannot fit. The rats are fitted with tiny radio packs which
read the rescue-rat's brain signals, & when a rat finds someone, the radio
automatically sends a location signal to the surface.

The first teams of rescue rats are expected to be in service by mid-2005.

Story found here:
<http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=609&id=1113772004>

-paghat the ratgirl

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"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
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Tracey - 29 Sep 2004 12:04 GMT

> Rats are being trained to find victims buried in rubble from earthquakes &
> bomb blasts.
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> -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
> Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com

And people complain about 'the vermin'. Seems to me we'd be lost without
them.

Tracey

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Mad Biker - 30 Sep 2004 09:12 GMT

from the research i read they did this to cockroaches..

but they turned them into remote controls, putting inputs into there brain
to make them move with little camera's attached..

im guessing the same thing applies for rats, i beleive they still have a
brain and can function on there own like normal..

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> Rats are being trained to find victims buried in rubble from earthquakes &
> bomb blasts.
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> -paghat the ratgirl

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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / September 2004

Rats to the Rescue!