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TRENDING NOW: Rescue rats in training

Jesse Tomas

March 02, 2024 - 8:00 PM

Step aside Paw Patrol, real life rat heroes are here.

These rats are being trained to find people buried under rubble in disaster situations.

Whether or not rats freak you out doesn't matter if they can help save your life.

Rat trained to rescue people after earthquakes
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