rhinoceros horn
African pachyderm's protrusion
The horn growing from a rhinoceros's snout, composed of kerite—compacted hair-like fibers rather than bone.
Rhinoceros horn has been prized in traditional medicine and as a material for dagger handles, driving poaching that has devastated wild populations.
Ground horn is falsely believed to cure fevers or enhance virility: The black market for rhinoceros horn funds organized crime.
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- wildlife traffickingIllicit trade in animals
- keratinStructural hair protein
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
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