"lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty" after detecting landmines. Magawa, the giant African pouched rat, earned the medal after clearing over 141,000 square metres of land.The clever rodent received the PDSA Gold Medal which is the animal equivalent to the George Cross – the joint highest award in the United Kingdom honours system.Speaking to Sky News, Amy Dickin, the PSDA's awards and heritage manager said: "He will no doubt enjoy a watermelon or two over the weekend, I believe that's his weekend treat."And he loves a banana when he's on shift as well so I'm sure he'll be back to work performing his life-saving duties and we're so immensely proud."Magawa has been trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis by APOPO – the furry animal.
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