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Honeybees in Croatia trained to find land mines

The Columbian
Published: May 19, 2013, 5:00pm
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Ante Ivanda, a de-miner, searches for land mines in Petrinja, central Croatia, on Friday.
Ante Ivanda, a de-miner, searches for land mines in Petrinja, central Croatia, on Friday. Photo Gallery

ZAGREB, Croatia — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

Now, unlikely heroes may be coming to the rescue to prevent similar tragedies: sugar-craving honeybees.

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