" It is a very large rat species trained to lead on a leash"
Sounds like fishing with live bait, works very well to catch the BIG ones!!
Best regards,
Greg
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----- Original Message -----
From: "MEM" <mstrema...@yahoo.com>
To: <wahlpe...@aol.com>
Cc: "metlist" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Rats
Actually it is an excellent idea. There is a Belgian Scientist in Africa
that
has raised a variety of larger, affectionate, friendly rats that are
trained for
finding land mines below the surface or the soil. It is a very large rat
species trained to lead on a leash. The rats lighter weight means it is
far
less likely to explode the mine. I believe there is a video at TED.com
The fact that it has the ability to smell the land mines below ground
seems an
advantage if adapted to meteorite hunting.
Imagine if you will someone dressed as the Pied Pipper and arriving at a
fresh
fall with dozens of Meteorite hunting rats...
You could cover acres in a short while.
Elton
----- Original Message ----
From: "wahlpe...@aol.com" <wahlpe...@aol.com>
To: drtan...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 9:59:33 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Rats
Hi Dirk and List,
I advise against anybody using a rat to hunt in a strewn field. I tried
hunting with a large rat once but it turned out bad. The rat only seemed
to
attract more rats to the area. So for me I have decided to stick with my
dog.
Just my two cents on hunting! : )
Sonny
-----Original Message-----
From: drtanuki <drtan...@yahoo.com>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 9, 2010 12:40 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Rats
Dear List,Hopper The Meteorite Dog and Brix The Dog will soon only be on
TV?Rats now being used to search for landmines will soon be trained by
meteorite hunters to hunt for meteorites, predicts LunarMeteorite*Hunter,
Tokyo, Japan. Rats have an acute sense for smell and are extremely
accurate in
detection; rat "packs" will soon be used to search strewn fields in
Poland,
Canada, the US and elsewhere. " Dogs will soon be out of use due to their
large
size and food consumption; rats are "in"".
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2010/11/rats-may-soon-be-trained-to-search-for.html
with videoBest Regards, Dirk
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