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Plant vs. Predator

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To help control rodent outbreaks, the Mizoram government pays farmers two rupees (about two cents) for every rat they kill. Above, with a crowd of young Mizo looking on, Ken Aplin (kneeling at right) and James Lalsiamliana of Mizoram's Agriculture Department examine a pile of 30,000 rat tails.


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