When people hear the word “rat,” they may think of dirty animals that spread disease. And if you are an English learner, you may also connect the word “rat” with bad expressions. For examples, calling someone a “rat” is a big insult and “rat race” describes a joyless, hurried way of living. So, rats generally are not beloved animals either in life or the English language. But the rat trainers at the nonprofit organization, APOPO, see the animals very differently. They consider the rats lifesavers. Based in Tanzania, APOPO trains giant pouched rats to find landmines. And the rats with their extraordinary sense of smell are very good at the job. APOPO calls their animal team HeroRats.
Title: Helping Rats Save Lives
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3745/apop.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Helping Rats Save Lives' data-article-id='4226'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7938'>When people hear the word “rat,” they may think of dirty animals that spread disease.</span> <span data-start-time='7938' data-end-time='16125'>And if you are an English learner, you may also connect the word “rat” with bad expressions.</span> <span data-start-time='16125' data-end-time='21688'>For examples, calling someone a “rat” is a big insult</span> <span data-start-time='21688' data-end-time='27833'>and “rat race” describes a joyless, hurried way of living.</span> <span data-start-time='27833' data-end-time='36083'>So, rats generally are not beloved animals either in life or the English language.</span> <span data-start-time='36083' data-end-time='45417'>But the rat trainers at the nonprofit organization, APOPO, see the animals very differently.</span> <span data-start-time='45417' data-end-time='49583'>They consider the rats lifesavers.</span> <span data-start-time='49583' data-end-time='57813'>Based in Tanzania, APOPO trains giant pouched rats to find landmines.</span> <span data-start-time='57813' data-end-time='64583'>And the rats with their extraordinary sense of smell are very good at the job.</span> <span data-start-time='64583' data-end-time='69063'>APOPO calls their animal team HeroRats.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button 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