Kunekune pigs are being trained by the US Navy to hunt out and disarm undersea anti-ship mines. Or that might be dolphins. The documentation is unclear.
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Kune Kune Pigs
Category: pig
Posted on: February 15, 2010 9:27 AM, by ableiman
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Pssst. No video :-(
Posted by: Erin | February 15, 2010 12:23 PM
The video is working fine for me on safari.
Posted by: ym | February 15, 2010 6:46 PM
Submarine Kune Kune pigs :-)
Posted by: bramki obrotowe | February 17, 2010 6:40 AM
I saw a program on TV where they were using trained Gambian giant pouched rats (same animal that brought in the monkey fever which shut down the pet trade in prairie dogs) to do mine detecting. I don't think any harm came to the rats as they were too light to set off the mines.
Posted by: Jim Thomerson | February 17, 2010 3:09 PM
Who knows what they'll think of next. Animals are often better at doing some things than we are!
Posted by: James Webley | February 19, 2010 5:20 PM
Animals are better at doing a lot of things than we are. Their senses are more acute and they are more sensible.
Posted by: frangipanni | February 23, 2010 2:15 PM
I know that the US Navy use sea lions. I remember reading this article before Christmas about them.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1230814/Forget-Seals-meet-Navy-Sea-Lions-Animals-clear-mines-fight-terrorists.html
Posted by: Rosie | February 23, 2010 4:06 PM
groundbreaking research being done on tapeworms. The linked abstract below takes you into the life of a tapeworm
Posted by: hikayeleri | March 20, 2010 2:28 PM
groundbreaking research being done on tapeworms. The linked abstract below takes you into the life of a tapeworm
Posted by: sikis | March 20, 2010 4:46 PM
I don't think any harm came to the rats as they were too light to set off the mines. Animals are often better at doing some things than we are!The linked abstract below takes you into the life of a tapeworm
Posted by: film izle | July 28, 2010 2:21 AM
Oh no pigs would not expect anything like this was very surprised
Posted by: TARIK | August 23, 2010 1:45 PM
from pigs to expect something like a really interesting study
Posted by: tuncay | September 8, 2010 4:05 PM
don't think any harm came to the rats as they were too light to set off the mines.
Posted by: download videos | December 10, 2010 3:17 PM