When someone talks about search and rescue animals, the image most likely to pop into your head is a dog searching through rubble. An animal you may never think of for such a purpose is a rat. However, scientists in Tanzania are currently working on training African giant pouched rats to save lives.
當有人談論搜救動物時，在你的腦裡可能會出現的影像是一條挖瓦礫的狗，一個你可能從來沒想到的一種搜救動物是老鼠，但是，坦尚尼亞的科學家正在訓練非洲大老鼠搜救生命。
These rats will head into debris left by earthquakes, equipped with tiny backpacks that contain a microphone, video gear and a location tracker. When the rat locates a survivor, they are trained to pull a rubber ball attached to their vest to produce a beeping sound that rescuers can use as a signal to find the person. The trainers use a mixture of rat food, avocado and banana as a reward for the rats when they accomplish the mission.
這種老鼠會跑去地震的瓦礫堆，穿著含麥克風、錄影與定位設備的小背包，當老鼠找到了活人，這些老鼠受過訓練，牠們把背心上的橡膠球拉起來，製造出嗶嗶聲，搜救人員可以使用這個信號找到活人，訓練師使用一種用老鼠飼料、酪梨和香蕉混合物當作老鼠任務成功的獎品。
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