APOPO uses #clickertraining to teach #HeroRATs to associate the “click” sound with a food reward. This motivates them to perform tasks like detecting target scents. Their favorite treat? Mashed banana and avocado! 🐀🍌🥑

#positivereinforcement #scentdetection #animalheroes #remy

#DYK a cheetah’s keen sense of smell isn’t for hunting—it’s for #communication. They mark territory by urinating on trees, rocks, or termite mounds, using their #scentdetection skills to pick up signals from other #cheetahs.

#caturdayfact #cheetahfacts #scentmarking #nature #wildlife #cats #bigcats

#APOPO is committed to using our expertise to help solve some of the world's most dangerous challenges, such as quickly removing landmines hidden decades ago, and returning safe land to local communities.

#MineAction #ScentDetection #MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs#HeroDOGs #SavingLives

Fracas is getting so good at container searches! 🐽 Next step: room searches #LetsDoThis #DogTraining #DogSports #PuppiesOfBluesky #DogsOfBluseky #ScentDetection

Good mood, sharper nose? Optimistic dogs excel in scent detection: Dogs that show optimism in tests tend to perform better in scent detection tasks. Cautious dogs make fewer errors.

#OptimisticDogs #ScentDetection #CanineBehavior #MedicalDetectionDogs #DogTraining #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

This HeroRAT is on soil floor training, the final step before the training minefield. Guided by trainers, it searches for the smell of TNT in a 3x7m soil area. A ‘CLICK’ for digging up a target tea egg earns a tasty reward. #HeroRATs #APOPO #Training #ScentDetection #clicker

"It’s always a proud moment when a rat completes training and begins their career. I know they’ll be saving lives." – Bahati, #HeroRAT Trainer

All of #APOPO's rats are trained at our Training and Innovation Center in Tanzania.

#PowerfulNose #ScentDetection #Baraka

Naturally, rats use their sense of smell for survival. They have poor vision, but sensitive noses. At #APOPO, rats use their natural scavenger behavior to find landmines. Our #HeroRATs are capable of smelling explosives in minute picogram quantities. #powerfulnose #scentdetection

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Short dogs, high hides! #scentDetection #scentDetectionDog #scentDetectionTraining #allonsyK9 #zipporwhill #teamZipporwhill #myLittlePony #chineseCrested #chineseCrestedDog #dogsOfBluesky #yycDogs #nasda #shedDog #sportDog #trickDog #sportCrested #CWAGS #SDDA