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Why Did an African Giant Pouched Rat Receive a Gold Medal From the PDSA?

There are dozens of animals we can train to help in human activities, we have police dogs, work horses, and messenger pigeons. But did you know rats are extremely easy to train too? An African giant pouch rat, has been awarded a gold medal for his work in detecting land mines. Rats can be trained […]

Around 21 million people in Uganda, half of its population, are under 15 years of age.

Geographic Reference / March 25, 2021

Uganda For other uses, see Uganda (disambiguation). Coordinates: 1°N 32°E / 1°N 32°E Uganda (Ugandan Languages: Yuganda ), officially the Republic of Uganda (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic

Around 21 million people in Uganda, half of its population, are under 15 years of age. Read More »