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Letter case[edit]

Where does the partial uppercasing of the word HeroRAT come under WP:MOSTM? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 11:04, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What does APOPO stand for?[edit]

I've seen lots of websites and articles, but nobody says what APOPO stands for. --Bluejay Young (talk) 22:05, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reads like an advertisement[edit]

Parts of this page read like an advertisement- not the kind of advertisement I would trust when deciding on a purchase. Are the rats really superior to trained dogs, humans, robots, wasps, etc. in every way? Are they completely free of any limitations (other than the inability to smell the contents of hermetically sealed containers)? --74.248.228.174 (talk) 01:18, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No criticism?[edit]

I imagine some people having issues with animals being used these ways. Is there no criticism to be referenced here? --62.143.80.6 (talk) 16:21, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I found something: http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/desperately-seeking-landmines-8583/ --62.143.80.6 (talk) 16:30, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Added Jim bananas (talk) 09:44, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Species clarification[edit]

"... trains African Giant Pouched Rats, also known as giant pouched rats or Gambian pouched rats (genus Cricetomys)"

The definition mixes up the genus and the species. Giant pouched rat (Cricetomys) seems to be the genus , but which species is the HeroRat? Is it a Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.127.135.168 (talk) 11:18, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article says APOPO uses the species Cricetomys ansorgei, or Southern giant pouched rat, which has its own article, but this article links to a different species, Cricetomys gambianus. I'm fixing it, since the source says, “APOPO has discovered that the species name of our rats is Cricetomys ansorgei. Kim9988 (talk) 21:32, 26 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reference for completely sealed mines[edit]

Ref 18, http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811203,00.html, does not have any reference to sealed mines. Does anyone has a real reference? Panoramix303 (talk) 15:58, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

APOPO use of African giant pouched rats[edit]

Dear Sir or Ms, Thank you for this article and how do I donate to this organization? I will tell my friends how well it was written and thanks to the Wikipedia contributors for all the information. It is a very positive way to continue the rest of my day, thank you, Wayne N

                                        108.240.153.67 (talk) 00:03, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

External links modified[edit]

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Updating the page[edit]

Hey all, I want to inform the Wikipedia community that I am currently adding content to APOPO page. I have noticed that the page hasn't been not updated since 2010, and so decided to add content and information on current projects, activities and organisation structure. Please feel free to assist me or to make suggestions. Thanks Editor4Apopo (talk) 07:43, 13 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reformulating limitations and critics[edit]

Hey wikipedians,

Arguments put forward in the section on limitations and critics lack of neutralité and the references come from a personal blog, reflecting the view of the author. So I decided to to reformulate the section in order to replace the critics and limitations in the context. Thks

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French article has images[edit]

I just noticed that the French APOPO article has a number of nice images of the rats during training and work. (Sorry, I don't have the time to edit Wikipedia myself right now.) --David Göthberg (talk) 12:17, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]