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White rhino
Every 7 and a half hours in Africa a rhino is killed for its horn. It’s mainly sold on the international black market to be used in traditional Chinese medicine for its supposed healing properties. The biggest market for rhino horn is in East Asia. But rhino horn is made of keratin, a protein composed of dead cells, like human hair and nails.
Every 7 and a half hours in Africa a rhino is killed for its horn
With an estimated 20,000 rhinos left in the wild in Africa and the demand for horn growing, experts believe that the wild population could be extinct by the end of this decade
